WSJ: Facebook knows Instagram is harmful to many young users—especially teen girls

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Anonymous wrote:Social media is simply the symptom not the disease. So much easier to blame someone else than look at your part in perpetuating the damage our broader culture does to girls a d then working to change it. We have normalized women cutting up their bodies because “it makes them feel good” we have normalized injecting a paralytic toxin into our faces, we have normalized hating our bodies and seeing other women as threats and rivals. That is what is damaging our girls Instagram just accelerates what is already there. Just as Trump didn’t make people racist, he just made some people think it was ok. Instagram didn’t create this, it has simply amplified it.

Bullshit. There is nothing more powerful in a kid's life than the cellphone and the content pumped into their heads from that device. Nothing. Ever. All time in human history. We're talking 10+ hours per day, every day of non-stop propaganda, filth, hedonism, drug use, and self-harm on and on and on. Parents really have no idea.

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Many of us don't allow our kids on those sites and if we do, we monitor it. Its not facebook's job to parent your kids. Its yours. The parents are allowing their kids to post and watch.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Social media is simply the symptom not the disease. So much easier to blame someone else than look at your part in perpetuating the damage our broader culture does to girls a d then working to change it. We have normalized women cutting up their bodies because “it makes them feel good” we have normalized injecting a paralytic toxin into our faces, we have normalized hating our bodies and seeing other women as threats and rivals. That is what is damaging our girls Instagram just accelerates what is already there. Just as Trump didn’t make people racist, he just made some people think it was ok. Instagram didn’t create this, it has simply amplified it.

Bullshit. There is nothing more powerful in a kid's life than the cellphone and the content pumped into their heads from that device. Nothing. Ever. All time in human history. We're talking 10+ hours per day, every day of non-stop propaganda, filth, hedonism, drug use, and self-harm on and on and on. Parents really have no idea.

The cell phone isn't the problem. Our kids have cell phones so they can track us/we track them for activities. They aren't on social media as we don't encourage it but they do other things and we monitor it. You need to monitor, teach moderation and supervise. It shouldn't be all or nothing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Social media is simply the symptom not the disease. So much easier to blame someone else than look at your part in perpetuating the damage our broader culture does to girls a d then working to change it. We have normalized women cutting up their bodies because “it makes them feel good” we have normalized injecting a paralytic toxin into our faces, we have normalized hating our bodies and seeing other women as threats and rivals. That is what is damaging our girls Instagram just accelerates what is already there. Just as Trump didn’t make people racist, he just made some people think it was ok. Instagram didn’t create this, it has simply amplified it.

Bullshit. There is nothing more powerful in a kid's life than the cellphone and the content pumped into their heads from that device. Nothing. Ever. All time in human history. We're talking 10+ hours per day, every day of non-stop propaganda, filth, hedonism, drug use, and self-harm on and on and on. Parents really have no idea.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The difference between the media we consumed and social media is stark. Not only are teens consuming it, they are it. They feel the need to curate their life for social media. There is no break. You are judged for things you do currently AND for your past deeds. I think that’s the hardest part. There is no room for F ups like we had. That’s a lot of pressure.

- and the research backs this up.

The down-playing and dismissiveness on this thread is appalling.

Do you think the Wall Street journal is “fake news?” Do you think Congress launches investigations over nothing?


Or,

- is the issue that you have willingly let your daughter unlimited use of Instagram, but only now realize that might have been a terrible mistake?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The difference between the media we consumed and social media is stark. Not only are teens consuming it, they are it. They feel the need to curate their life for social media. There is no break. You are judged for things you do currently AND for your past deeds. I think that’s the hardest part. There is no room for F ups like we had. That’s a lot of pressure.

- and the research backs this up.

The down-playing and dismissiveness on this thread is appalling.

Do you think the Wall Street journal is “fake news?” Do you think Congress launches investigations over nothing?


Or,

- is the issue that you have willingly let your daughter unlimited use of Instagram, but only now realize that might have been a terrible mistake?

This forum picks up Google key word hits. These are trillion dollar tech corps with payrolls full of 'control the record' hacks – especially after the WSJ story blew this up. Not to mention DMV is full of tech lobbyists. Without question the people spinning and dismissing are not genuine parents, they essentially paid bots.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What are the supposed to do? Ban photos of pretty girls? Booze is bad for girls, smoking too. Gotta live in the world.

Teenage girls can't buy either of those things. Facebook could raise the age requirement from 13 to 16 or even 18.

Well, then they'll lie on their account, kinda like some of them lie even now about being 13.

So - that somehow makes Instagram less harmful? I think you are missing the point that Congress is actively investigating.

[Anonymous]

If your child has a phone, you seriously need to watch this movie about your child’s life:

[Anonymous]

Ultimately, it’s on parents/society to teach kids how to live themselves such that they aren’t bothered by social media.

[Anonymous]

I'm still stuck on why would we think Facebook gives a damn about anyone's mental health? Their goal is to make money and be a successful company for their shareholders. They only change something when Congress hauls Zuckerberg before them and then they only pay lip service to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm still stuck on why would we think Facebook gives a damn about anyone's mental health? Their goal is to make money and be a successful company for their shareholders. They only change something when Congress hauls Zuckerberg before them and then they only pay lip service to it.

+1000

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Anonymous wrote:And video game makers know their games are horribly addictive to teen boys. What else is new.

Video games are addictive, but the harm is that they're a waste of time. They don't encourage self-harm, eating disorders, or psychopathic bullying behavior.

Right, they don't encourage self-harm, but many encourage harm to others. When was the last time you saw a video game?

Are you really claiming that video games make kids violent? Go back to the 90s, Tipper Gore.

Actually video games do promote violence and are linked to many of the mass shootings.

A child who is mentally healthy, rounded, and well adjusted can use these games responsibly and differentiate fantasy from reality.

A mentally ill child may be spurred on by video games to bomb or shoot up his or her school.

If you think you can’t be easily influenced online, you missed the TikTok craze that made kids vandalized their school bathrooms.

citations?

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Anonymous wrote:And video game makers know their games are horribly addictive to teen boys. What else is new.

Video games are addictive, but the harm is that they're a waste of time. They don't encourage self-harm, eating disorders, or psychopathic bullying behavior.

Right, they don't encourage self-harm, but many encourage harm to others. When was the last time you saw a video game?

Are you really claiming that video games make kids violent? Go back to the 90s, Tipper Gore.

Actually video games do promote violence and are linked to many of the mass shootings.

A child who is mentally healthy, rounded, and well adjusted can use these games responsibly and differentiate fantasy from reality.

A mentally ill child may be spurred on by video games to bomb or shoot up his or her school.

If you think you can’t be easily influenced online, you missed the TikTok craze that made kids vandalized their school bathrooms.

citations?

tiktok.com

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And video game makers know their games are horribly addictive to teen boys. What else is new.

Video games are addictive, but the harm is that they're a waste of time. They don't encourage self-harm, eating disorders, or psychopathic bullying behavior.

Right, they don't encourage self-harm, but many encourage harm to others. When was the last time you saw a video game?

Are you really claiming that video games make kids violent? Go back to the 90s, Tipper Gore.

Actually video games do promote violence and are linked to many of the mass shootings.

A child who is mentally healthy, rounded, and well adjusted can use these games responsibly and differentiate fantasy from reality.

A mentally ill child may be spurred on by video games to bomb or shoot up his or her school.

If you think you can’t be easily influenced online, you missed the TikTok craze that made kids vandalized their school bathrooms.

citations?

I thought everyone knew this already. Anyway, is the APA legit enough for you??

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2000/04/video-games

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And video game makers know their games are horribly addictive to teen boys. What else is new.

Video games are addictive, but the harm is that they're a waste of time. They don't encourage self-harm, eating disorders, or psychopathic bullying behavior.

Right, they don't encourage self-harm, but many encourage harm to others. When was the last time you saw a video game?

Are you really claiming that video games make kids violent? Go back to the 90s, Tipper Gore.

Actually video games do promote violence and are linked to many of the mass shootings.

A child who is mentally healthy, rounded, and well adjusted can use these games responsibly and differentiate fantasy from reality.

A mentally ill child may be spurred on by video games to bomb or shoot up his or her school.

If you think you can’t be easily influenced online, you missed the TikTok craze that made kids vandalized their school bathrooms.

citations?

tiktok.com

Do you really think school pranks are new? We had kids who released chickens in the hall. Stealing certain items from a teacher's desk, I could go on an on. The only difference now is that people can share it. Do you all realize that you sound as dumb as the parents who thought Elvis was the end of the world?