Instagram boss tells U.S. lawmakers app 'can help' teens

Perhaps he’s thinking: “Yes, it showed it could harm 33% of minors. But it was OUR research, therefore we’re entitled to ‘spin it’ any way we want.” ??: -

“Adam Mosseri argued… after documents leaked by a company insider raised worries of harms, including a 2019 study saying Instagram makes body image issues worse for one in three teenage girls.” -

‘Adults’ can choose to smoke whatever they wish but this current rash of CEO testimony reads and stinks like the long history of Big Tobacco and Phillip Morris International trying to appear altruistic toward teenagers:

vaping (2020’s)

- https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/436774-whistleblower-files-lawsuit-against-tobacco-foundation.html -

tobacco (1990’s)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-most-famous-whistleblower/ -

As a followup, NZ just announced “a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Under a new law the gov’t announced Thurs and plans to pass next year, the min age to buy cigarettes”. Wonder if NZ’s next step is to address a minimum age for kids and social media ?

Humans can be nasty towards each other.

We can also be caring and supportive.

Social networks show both the best and worst of us - amplified.