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Protecting Kids Online: Facebook Instagram and Mental Health Harms

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Questioner: Ted CruzWitness: Antigone Davis

Narrative: ConcealmentNarrative: KnowledgeHarm: Suicide & self-injuryOther Topics: Causality
Q. · Question

Ted Cruz

A. · Response

Antigone Davis

QuestionCruz repeatedly presses Davis on the WSJ-reported "13%/6% trace their desire to kill themselves to Instagram" finding — is it accurate, has the underlying research been fully released, and how can "not bombshell" be squared with that statistic.

ResponseDavis repeatedly disputes the WSJ's "13%/6%" framing as a "misunderstanding"/"mischaracterization," citing a 0.5% figure instead; never gives a yes/no on whether the full underlying research has been released.