Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

"People who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness and social comparison."

Meta Buried 'Casual' Evidence Of Social Media Harm: US Court Filings

The allegation of Meta burying evidence of social media harms is just one of many in a late Friday filing by Motley Rice, a law firm suing Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat on behalf of school districts around the country.

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, U.S. court filings allege

In a statement on November 22, Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the study was stopped because its methodology was flawed and that it worked diligently to improve the safety of its products

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

Hyundai Canada recalls over 5,000 vehicles for risk of fuel leak and fire

Hyundai is recalling 5,616 vehicles in Canada due to a faulty check valve in the purge control system, increasing the risk of fuel leaking and causing a fire.

Meta Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence Of Social Media Harm, U.S. Court Filings Allege

Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a class action by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms. In a 2020 research project code-named “Project Mercury,” Meta scientists worked with survey firm Nielsen to gauge the effect of “deactivating” Facebook and Inst…