WTF Is Going On?

Instagram reluctantly shelves its plans to capture kids — for now

Despite earlier claims to the contrary by the heads of Facebook and Instagram, it turns out social media is terrible for young people's self-image

03 October 2021 - 00:00

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Facebook management is fully aware of the fact that Instagram might not be so good for the self-image of its more youthful users (and, I would hazard, it's not-so-youthful users either.)..

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