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Protecting Kids Online: Facebook Instagram and Mental Health Harms

Testimony

Questioner: Mike LeeWitness: Antigone Davis

Narrative: Youth TargetingNarrative: ConcealmentOther Topics: Behavioral Targeting
Q. · Question

Mike Lee

A. · Response

Antigone Davis

QuestionLee asks, yes/no, whether Facebook/Instagram allow businesses to target adult-themed ads at 13-17-year-olds.

ResponseNo clean yes/no; Davis describes the three allowed ad-targeting parameters (age, gender, location) and some prohibited categories (e.g., weight-loss ads).