Meta & Children's Online Safety

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Protecting Kids Online: Facebook Instagram and Mental Health Harms

Testimony

Questioner: Richard BlumenthalWitness: Antigone Davis

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Narrative: ConcealmentNarrative: KnowledgeHarm: Body image & eating disordersHarm: Suicide & self-injuryOther Topics: Causality
Q. · Question

Richard Blumenthal

A. · Response

Antigone Davis

QuestionCites three undisclosed internal Facebook studies on teen body image/social comparison harms; presses Davis to commit to full disclosure of all research.

ResponseDavis says the research isn't causal/a "bombshell," some reports already released, cites privacy considerations for not releasing more; declines to commit to full disclosure.

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MDL 3047

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