"[O]ur product exploits weaknesses in the human psychology to promote product engagement and time spent"

"Young teens (~13) don't feel safe using their real name, identity or any clues that could lead to strangers finding them due to privacy and safety concerns." "PAC is keenly aware that prevalence rates for bullying/harassment is higher in teens than adults and that teens might require different forms of support." "9/10 teen girls say they are unhappy with their bodies; One study shows that girls express a heightened desire to change their appearance after spending time on FB." "Product features that are designed to exploit insecurity, or provide a dopamine rush (likes, notification, the pull-down-to-see, the infinite scroll, etc), to increase time spent, are inherently at odds with well-being and take away from people's ability to consciously focusing on activities that add value to their lives." "Because our product exploits weaknesses in the human psychology to promote product engagement and time spent [and that because of our reliance on AI, we cannot currently control for when content is being strategically leveraged to manipulate the opinions and moods of individual people] if we are committed to the wellbeing of individuals, we need to a) to alert people to the effect that the product has on their brain (for example: your view of yourself is affected by other people's highlight reel, etc) and b) provide them with tools to have more control over their own experience." [brackets in original]