1 . Ashlee Thomas' struggles are just one example of Instagram's potential"toxic"effect on teen girls,as highlighted in he congressional(国会的) testimony(证词)of Frances Haugen on Friday.
"I believe Facebook's products harm children,encourage division and weaken our democracy, said Haugen, a 37-year-old former Facebook product manager who worked on civic integrity issues at the company.
Facebook's own internal research,cited by Haugen,showed"13.5%of teen girls on Instagram Instagram is owned by Facebook) say the platform makes thoughts of 'Suicide and Self Injury worse"and 17% say the platform makes" Eating Issues"such as anorexia(厌食症)worse.
Its research also claimed Facebook's platforms"make body image issues worse for l in 3 teen girls."
"The company's leadership knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer but won't make the necessary changes because they have put their profits before people,"Haugen said during her opening remarks."Congressional action is needed. They wont solve this crisis without your help."
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the platform he built to defend the company against Haugen's allegations(指控),saying in a 1,300-word statement that the tech giant's research on its impact on children was being misrepresented.
"We care deeply about issues like safety, well-being and mental health,"Zuckerberg wrote.
He added, "Many of the claims don't make any sense.If we wanted to ignore research, why would we create an industry-leading research program to understand these important issues in the first place?"
In a statement, Facebook doubted the interpretation(解释) of the research and insisted th percentages are much lower.The company has also said it welcomes regulation.
Still, those familiar with the workings of the tech world say it will take much more to save teens.
"Their business model's putting kids into these kinds of loops of engagement,"said Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology."And that's what I’m really worried about...that there isn't some quick fix to this thing.It’s the intrinsic((固有的)nature of the product."
1. What issue does this article mainly talk about?| A．Facebook's development problems. |
| B．Children's poor eating habits. |
| C．Facebook's possible harm on its users. |
| D．Instagram's business model. |
| A．poisonous | B．Immediate |
| C．beneficial | D．dramatic |
| A．Whether there is a Facebook internal research. |
| B．Whether the result of the internal research is true. |
| C．Whether Facebook accepts regulation. |
| D．Whether Facebook cares about its users. |
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