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Protecting Kids Online: Facebook Instagram and Mental Health Harms

Testimony

Questioner: Richard BlumenthalWitness: Antigone Davis

Watch at 1:42:27

Narrative: ConcealmentHarm: Body image & eating disordersHarm: Suicide & self-injuryHarm: Addiction & problematic useInitiative: Take a Break
Q. · Question

Richard Blumenthal

A. · Response

Antigone Davis

QuestionBlumenthal presses Davis to confirm she's not committing to concrete steps or a timeline on eating disorders/suicidal ideation, and dismisses her described mitigations as "baby steps."

ResponseDavis acknowledges the problem exists "within our society" and on the platform, declines to give a timeline, and describes two in-development features: "nudges" toward uplifting content and a "take a break" prompt for heavy/rabbit-holing use.