ZUCKERBERG is aware that Instagram is dangerous to the mental health of teenage girls. The social media of photos with filters, bought by Facebook for a billion dollars in 2010, seems to have devastating effects on the psyche of many teen-agers. According to research, commissioned by Mark Zuckerberg's own company, one in three girls with an Instagram account develops perception disorders of their own body. And even all the groups analyzed spontaneously accused social media of causing them anxiety and an increase in depressive tendencies. A disaster. Especially if placed in a potential context: some time ago, in fact, Facebook has long toyed with the idea of proposing a version of Instagram for children under 13. ZUCKERBERG was fully aware of the damage Instagram created to teenagers, while pushing for an app dedicated to under 13s.
This research on the effects of Instagram was done by the Menlo Park company, revealed by the WSJ, and shows that Zuckerberg's company is aware that photo social can lead to eating disorders and depression. But it does nothing to fix it.