{"id":2234,"date":"2021-12-01T22:23:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T21:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2021\/12\/01\/facebook-downplays-internal-research-released-on-eve-of-hearing-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T22:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T21:23:13","slug":"facebook-downplays-internal-research-released-on-eve-of-hearing-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2021\/12\/01\/facebook-downplays-internal-research-released-on-eve-of-hearing-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Downplays Internal Research Released on Eve of Hearing &#8211; The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfbc967f0983488262956e73eca9483a\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3859091246952232\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- blok -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3859091246952232\" data-ad-slot=\"1334354390\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>Advertisement<br \/>Supported by<br \/>The social network published its findings about Instagram\u2019s effect on young users, as senators prepared to question an executive on Thursday.<br \/><strong>Send any friend a story<\/strong><br \/>As a subscriber, you have <strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">10 gift articles<\/strong> to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.<br \/><span class=\"byline-prefix\">By <\/span><span class=\"css-1baulvz\" itemprop=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/ryan-mac\" class=\"css-mrorfa e1jsehar0\">Ryan Mac<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"css-1baulvz last-byline\" itemprop=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/sheera-frenkel\" class=\"css-mrorfa e1jsehar0\">Sheera Frenkel<\/a><\/span><br \/><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/02\/technology\/whistle-blower-facebook-memo.html\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a> on Wednesday published two internal research reports about its photo-sharing app, <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/01\/technology\/facebook-instagram-teenagers.html\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a>, and downplayed their conclusions, as the company prepared for two congressional hearings in the next week that are focused on its products\u2019 effects on children\u2019s mental health.<br \/>The reports \u2014 \u201c<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Instagram-Teen-Annotated-Research-Deck-2.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Teen Mental Health Deep Dive<\/a>,\u201d published internally in October 2019, and \u201c<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Instagram-Teen-Annotated-Research-Deck-1.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hard Life Moments<\/a>,\u201d published in November 2019 \u2014 were accompanied by annotations from <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/04\/technology\/facebook-back-online.html\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a> that sought to contextualize the limitations of the research and chastised its own researchers for using imprecise language.<br \/>In one slide, with a title that said \u201cone in five teens say that <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/30\/style\/finsta-instagram-accounts-senate.html\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a> makes them feel worse about themselves, with UK girls the most negative,\u201d <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/04\/technology\/facebook-down.html\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a> wrote in its annotation that the research had not been intended to suggest a causal link between the app and well-being. The company said the headline emphasized negative effects but could have been written \u201cto note the positive or neutral effect of <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/30\/style\/finsta-instagram-accounts-senate.html\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a> on users.\u201d<br \/><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/01\/technology\/facebook-instagram-teenagers.html\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a> published the research as it grapples anew with questions about whether it is inherently harmful as a service. <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/facebook-knows-instagram-is-toxic-for-teen-girls-company-documents-show-11631620739\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Articles<\/a> published by The Wall Street Journal this month showed that the social network knew about many of the ills it was causing, including <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/01\/well\/mind\/instagram-quit.html\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a>\u2019s leading teenage girls to feel worse about their bodies and to increased rates of anxiety and depression.<br \/>That has led to calls by lawmakers and regulators for more regulation of the social network. After the renewed wave of criticism, Facebook said on Monday that it had <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/27\/technology\/facebook-instagram-for-kids.html\" title=\"\">paused development of an Instagram Kids<\/a> service, which would be tailored for children 13 or younger.<br \/><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/04\/technology\/facebook-down.html\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a> said it provided the internal research reports to Congress on Wednesday. On Thursday, Antigone Davis, Facebook\u2019s global head of safety, will testify at a Senate subcommittee <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/29\/arts\/music\/conservatorship-nov-12-britney-spears.html\" title=\"\">hearing<\/a> on mental health and social media. Next week, a Facebook whistle-blower, who has not been publicly identified, will also testify to lawmakers about Facebook\u2019s and <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/01\/well\/mind\/instagram-quit.html\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a>\u2019s effects on <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/26\/technology\/facebook-young-people.html\" title=\"\">young users<\/a>.<br \/>In opening remarks for Thursday\u2019s hearing, which were released late Wednesday, Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee argued that Facebook, despite knowing the mental health risks, \u201cwas scheming to bring even younger users into their fold.\u201d<br \/>\u201cFacebook knows that its services are actively harming their young users,\u201d Ms. Blackburn, the ranking Republican on the subcommittee, said in the prepared remarks. \u201cIn 2019 and 2020, Facebook\u2019s in-house analysts performed a series of deep dives into teen use of Instagram that revealed \u2018aspects of Instagram exacerbate each other to create a perfect storm.\u2019\u201d<br \/><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/22\/technology\/facebook-cto-step-down-mike-schroepfer.html\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a> has <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/21\/technology\/zuckerberg-facebook-project-amplify.html\" title=\"\">aggressively tried to reshape its image<\/a> this year, including using its News Feed to promote some pro-Facebook stories; distancing Mark Zuckerberg, its chief executive, from scandals; and reducing outsiders\u2019 access to internal data. The company has also decided to apologize less, people with knowledge of the shift have said.<br \/>Since The Journal\u2019s articles were published, Facebook has also gone on the offensive, releasing several blog posts that argued that the pieces lacked context or were incomplete. On Sunday, the company published <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2021\/09\/research-teen-well-being-and-instagram\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">one slide<\/a> and said, \u201cIt is simply not accurate that this research demonstrates Instagram is \u2018toxic\u2019 for teen girls.\u201d<br \/>The selective publishing fueled further calls from researchers and lawmakers for the company to release the full reports. On Wednesday, Facebook did so with the annotations.<br \/>\u201cWe added annotations to each slide that give more context because this type of research is designed to inform internal conversations and the documents were created for and used by people who understood the limitations of the research,\u201d said Liza Crenshaw, a spokeswoman for Instagram.<br \/>In the reports, one slide was titled \u201cBut, we make body image issues worse for 1 in 3 teen girls.\u201d Facebook\u2019s annotation said the methodology was \u201cnot fit to provide statistical estimates\u201d and noted that the title of the slide was \u201cmyopic.\u201d The company said the findings were meant only to represent the feelings of the survey takers and \u201cnot the teenage population of Instagram users in general.\u201d<br \/><strong>Are you concerned for your teen?<!-- --> <\/strong><span>If you worry that your teen might be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/08\/24\/well\/family\/young-adults-mental-health-pandemic.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-teen-suicide&#038;variant=show&#038;region=MAIN_CONTENT_3&#038;block=storyline_levelup_swipe_recirc\">experiencing depression or suicidal thoughts<\/a>, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/06\/well\/family\/suicidal-ideation-kids-resilience.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-teen-suicide&#038;variant=show&#038;region=MAIN_CONTENT_3&#038;block=storyline_levelup_swipe_recirc\">a few things<\/a>\u00a0you can do to help. Dr. Christine Moutier, the chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suggests these steps:<\/span><br \/><strong>Look for changes.<!-- --> <\/strong><span>Notice\u00a0shifts in sleeping and eating habits in your teen, as well as any issues he or she might be having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/08\/23\/well\/mind\/mental-health-day-laws-kids.html?searchResultPosition=14&#038;action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-teen-suicide&#038;variant=show&#038;region=MAIN_CONTENT_3&#038;block=storyline_levelup_swipe_recirc\">at school<\/a>, such as slipping grades. Watch for angry outbursts, mood swings and a loss of interest\u00a0in activities they used to love. Stay attuned to their social media posts as well.<\/span><br \/><strong>Keep the lines of communication open.<!-- --> <\/strong><span>If you notice something unusual, start a conversation. But your child <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/18\/well\/family\/teenagers-pandemic.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-teen-suicide&#038;variant=show&#038;region=MAIN_CONTENT_3&#038;block=storyline_levelup_swipe_recirc\">might not want to talk<\/a>. In that case, offer him or her help in finding a trusted person to share their struggles with instead.<\/span><br \/><strong>Seek out professional support.<!-- --> <\/strong><span>A child <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/10\/well\/mind\/suicide-rates-black-girls.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-teen-suicide&#038;variant=show&#038;region=MAIN_CONTENT_3&#038;block=storyline_levelup_swipe_recirc\">who expresses suicidal thoughts<\/a>\u00a0may benefit from a mental health evaluation and treatment. You can start by speaking with your child\u2019s pediatrician or a mental health professional.<\/span><br \/><strong>In an emergency:<!-- --> <\/strong><span>If you have immediate concern for your child\u2019s safety, do not leave him or her alone. Call a suicide prevention lifeline. Lock up any potentially lethal objects. Children who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/12\/opinion\/letters\/suicide-youths-teenagers.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-teen-suicide&#038;variant=show&#038;region=MAIN_CONTENT_3&#038;block=storyline_levelup_swipe_recirc\">are actively trying to harm themselves<\/a>\u00a0should be taken to the closest emergency room.<\/span><br \/><strong>Resources<!-- --> <\/strong><span>If you\u2019re worried about someone in your life and don\u2019t know how to help, these resources can offer guidance:1. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) 2. The Crisis Text Line: Text TALK to 741741 3. <a href=\"https:\/\/afsp.org\/get-help\">The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/a><\/span><br \/>On the 66-slide \u201cTeen Mental Health Deep Dive\u201d presentation, which relied on in-person qualitative questioning of 40 teenagers and online surveys of more than 2,500 teenagers in the United States and Britain, one annotation called into question the definition of \u201cmental health\u201d in the presentation.<br \/>\u201c\u2018Mental health\u2019 should not be mistaken for a clinical, formal or academic definition,\u201d the company wrote.<br \/>Another slide\u2019s title said that \u201cteens who struggle with mental health say Instagram makes it worse.\u201d<br \/>In response, Facebook\u2019s annotation said, \u201cThe headline should be clarified to be: \u2018Teens who have lower life satisfaction more likely to say Instagram makes their mental health or the way they feel about themselves worse than teens who are satisfied with their lives.\u2019\u201d<br \/>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/29\/technology\/facebook-instagram-research-hearing.html\">source<\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AdvertisementSupported byThe social network published its findings about Instagram\u2019s effect on young users, as senators prepared to question an executive on Thursday.Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 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