www.christianpost.com Concerns about the negative impact of social media use on youth mental health and self-esteem continue to lead to calls to find solutions, with some advocating for improving safeguards on the applications to protect teens, while others believe the problem requires legislative action.
A spokesperson for Meta, the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, told The Christian Post that the company’s research “doesn’t conclude that Instagram is inherently bad for teens.”
“While some teens told us Instagram made them feel worse when they were struggling with issues like loneliness, anxiety and sadness, more teens told us that Instagram made them feel better when experiencing these issues,” the spokesperson wrote in a Wednesday statement to CP. “That said, we want to help those who may be struggling. We’ve done extensive work in bullying, suicide, self-injury and eating disorder prevention, and we’re focused on building new features to help people struggling with negative social comparison.”…
