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Zuckerberg considered changing how Meta studies social issues after research got it in trouble

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One day after The Wall Street Journal published a blockbuster story about Meta’s own dismal findings about teen girls’ mental health on Instagram, CEO Mark Zuckerberg wondered whether Meta should change how it studies its platforms’ potential harms.

“Recent events have made me consider whether we should change our approach to research and analytics around social issues,” Zuckerberg wrote in a September 15th, 2021, email to top executives including then-COO Sheryl Sandberg and head of global affairs Nick Clegg. The day before, the Journal published a story based on documents obtained from a whistleblower later revealed to be Frances Haugen, …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/report/874176/meta-zuckerberg-new-mexico-email-teen-girls-research

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/report/874176/meta-zuckerberg-new-mexico-email-teen-girls-research

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