Internal Documents Reveal Facebook Knows Instagram Harms Teen Girls

Leaked files show Facebook's own research links Instagram to worsening anxiety and body image issues in young users, contradicting the company's public statements.

15 Jun 2021 • 1 min read

Internal documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal reveal that Facebook knows its photo-sharing app Instagram is toxic to the mental health of young users, particularly teenage girls. Researchers at the tech giant repeatedly find over a three-year period that the platform makes body image issues worse for one in three teen girls.

Teenagers consistently blame Instagram for increases in the rate of anxiety and depression, with this reaction remaining unprompted and consistent across all demographic groups. Despite these alarming internal findings, the company makes minimal effort to address these serious psychological impacts and actually minimizes the issues in its public statements.

This troubling revelation is part of a broader series of reports known as "The Facebook Files," which also expose a separate system that exempts high-profile users such as politicians and celebrities from standard content rules. These internal communications sharply contradict Facebook's public stance that it provides an equal platform for all of its more than three billion users.

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