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Facebook Whistleblower Expected to Testify on Instagram’s Impact on Kids

Facebook Whistleblower Expected to Testify on Instagram’s Impact on Kids
Your child isn’t immune to making poor judgments when it comes to using adult technologies. fizkes/Shutterstock
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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10/1/2021|Updated: 10/1/2021

A Facebook whistleblower is expected to testify at a Senate hearing on Oct. 5 about the company’s knowledge regarding Instagram’s allegedly harmful effects on children.

The hearing is based on a Sept. 14 exposé by The Wall Street Journal that claims Instagram has a “toxic” impact on the self-esteem of young girls and that Facebook knew about the issue but “made minimal efforts to address these issues and plays them down in public.”
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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