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| Facebook has not released full details of its mental health research |
Facebook has had recurring problems and continues to struggle. Perhaps the company's biggest problem is the "Facebook Profile" case, in which a former project manager for the company leaked thousands of sensitive internal documents.
Among these documents are documents related to the company's research into the negative impact of its platform on youth. Specifically, the influence of Instagram on teenage girls. The company got negative results after this research and "hid them in a drawer."
However, the leak revealed all of these studies. Since then, the company has continued to deny and downplay the effects of this research. Although she did her own research.
On the other hand, your research can be very limited in terms of the accuracy of the results. This is because they do not specialize in this field. However, it has provided clear results regarding the negative effects of social media on adolescents and young adults.
Internal company documents revealed the strong association between Instagram and users' psychological and spiritual problems, including anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide. In response to the information, the company said the data was "out of context".
The effect of Facebook on mental health
Some experts have analyzed Facebook's response to these allegations. While what the company said may technically be true, Melissa Hunt, a psychologist and clinical trainer at the University of Pennsylvania, called the company's response dishonest.
This is because the company insists that the data it discloses, including its own, is not integrated and relies on subjective perception more than any other factor. In addition, data was collected using imprecise statistical tools.
Facebook has concluded that some Instagram users have already experienced negative symptoms from the platform. However, this is a very limited statistical basis for the data and is not representative of the entire Instagram user.
The company told The Verge that these studies are only meant to help the company's product development team improve the product as a whole and that they cannot be completely trusted. However, some experts and experts consider the company's reaction and statement illogical.
On the other hand, Facebook already relies on a scattered random sample of small numbers. Or such research by independent professional researchers may produce better results.