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Whistleblower testified before congress. >> i believe facebook's products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy. >> haugen also submitted complaints citing facebook's own internal research which found facebook's platforms, which included instagram, make body image problems worse for one in three teen girls. 13.5 teen girls say the platform makes thoughts of suicide and self-injury worse and 17% of teenage girls say instagram makes eating issues such as anorexia and bulimia worse. >> the company's leadership knows how to make facebook and instagram safer but won't make the nece...
Verality. they want you to believe this is today. i'm here to tell you that's not true. these issues are solvable. a more respectful social media is possible. >> facebook's own research shows that it amplifies hate and misinformation. the company knows it amplifies political unrest but hides that fact, instead choosing to put profit over public good. she also alleges that internal research shows that facebook-owned instagram can lead to mental health and body image problems, especially among young girls. today's testimony comes a day after yesterday's hours-long global outage for facebook and ...
Economically. >> let's take a look at "usa today." a new poll shows president obama scoring major points with hispanic voters following his recent announcement that the u.s. government would stop the deportation of young, undocumented immigrants. by a wide margin, 82% of latinos approve of the president's plan and when it comes to the general election, president obama enjoys a 41-point lead over mitt romney among hispanics. >> it is interesting, though, in the same poll, there is some talk about how younger hispanic voters seem to trend republican. >> also in "usa today" a new study finds wome...