Meta's internal documents produced during litigation.
488 records · How documents are sourced
9 records · All
Court filing · 233 pp
Allegations, not findings. Open the quoted internal records to read the source.
[Complaint]: Instagram heavily emphasized content that promoted negative appearance comparison. Fashion and beauty, relationships, "[w]estern pop stars who emphasize their bodies," and images that "emphasize women's bodies generally (e.g., cleavage, swimwear)"…
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Presentation · 120 pp
"Users' perceived control can be validly measured across age cohorts with questions assessing low attentiveness around platform use (i.e., spending more time, checking, and consuming content without realizing it) and low capability to change platform use (i.e.…
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Messages & email · 1 pp
████: "Most relevant Google/Youtube Well-being changes to our team... 'On YouTube, we'll turn on take a break and bedtime reminders and turn off autoplay for users under 18.'" ████: "Turning off autoplay for teens seems like a huge move!" [Redact…
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Research & report · 10 pp
"Starting in 2018, there was growing concern in the public (amongst media, academics, policy elites, and everyday users) that technology companies were deliberately manipulating users by designing addictive products that can harm well-being and subvert control…
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Presentation · 83 pp
"The best external research indicates that Facebook's impact on people's well-being* is negative. FB can have a negative effect when people feel a lack of control over the experience or when use undermines other aspects of life." "We've identified 3 drivers t…
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Research & report · 20 pp
"We hypothesize that unpredictable, low value rewards and cues that promote frequent, automatic, undesired behaviors are contributing to reward learning and habit formation in a way that is not aligned with users' intentions or preferences." "These may lead t…
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Research & report · 61 pp
"There is no evidence that Facebook use meets the clinical definition of 'addiction.' The way the media portrays Facebook 'addiction' can be exaggerated and inaccurate. However, Facebook may be rewarding and habit-forming. Therefore some people may experience…
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Presentation · 3 pp
"Antagonists: Ig mostly focused on teens and youth Endless feed IG / tiktok Watch auto play (netflix Slot machine effect pull down to refresh Notifications Discover more Metrics for advertising" "Researchers' concerns regarding Facebook and Instagram appear …
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Presentation · 68 pp
"The stance we have historically taken is to give people control, but not in a way that hurts metrics."
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Sources: published internal records, unsealed discovery exhibits and court filings in MDL 3047 and related litigation. An allegation in a filing is not an independently verified fact.
Meta & Children's Online Safety