Comment on Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads

EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• rusticus@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  An entire team.

  A study published in a medical journal showed that Facebook (primarily) along with other social media was responsible for the rise in teenage suicide in girls. Let that sink in.

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  • ebolapie@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I 100% believe that Facebook and friends are causing this trend but it’s important to note that the linked study does not conclude that causation is present:

    There is an independent association between problematic use of social media/internet and suicide attempts in young people. However, the direction of causality, if any, remains unclear. Further evaluation through longitudinal studies is needed.

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