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 court filings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/23/tech/meta-buried-social-media-harm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #meta #facebook #instagram #socialmedia #mentalhealth #us
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@thejapantimes I wonder if that applies to Mastodon too.
@thejapantimes @sticklandtim Of course they did. <sighs>
The Japan Times
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 court filings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/23/tech/meta-buried-social-media-harm/?
SO WHY
IS THE EU COMMISSION SELLING OUT CITIZENS RIGHTS
TO SUCH HARMFUL AND CORRUPT US TECH COMPANY'S
Presumably such corrupt company's provide convincing incentives.
@thejapantimes https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsmolerfoodstylist.com%2Fblueberry-cobbler-with-streusel-topping-ultimate-dessert-delight%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExcnZJNm1HNDlFT1FJQU1BVXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4GfosIcLebGySZ8RKPuc1t5Gyrj9PgTw9h5arwNUzaUWytZ8RryZ3XjaqB3Q_aem_KTtooDQCv6_KL7lATpA7og&h=AT2ZeIxnXOcIu5uaRp-06X5aSDf04i2rNJD1DDrz3oHELUBtsIPe4HeQSzLx_UEIc9XXhnsdLRBFrfyF4c2z_751dnwjCkDIRED07xpNoGVXYlTAeJQ2GzAYRiBA7f0rzegW_9_rfIghc6HvNA&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0BT3__dbZEu2SlaUapicHn4ZZKYXCW2jf8MrRoh4V04xDk4gxFJUfVJTbcLpom4zSxEWdVONPzzL-y7SkQmaMbECNv86EalA8re0-VAX66AnTKshZmlxm2yB10ASD64huuBy3j-JqKNGuLhELfDsYM65jFytGL8v7R7mI8HmhUm4gtR9frmOteYN03wElK0mElCoWU1DllBEIsHq8vLr2ZoVcokw
@thejapantimes these social media services are poison for the mind. We know this, the companies running these services know this, and the regulators, know this. Why the fuck are they allowed to continue engaging with this?
@thejapantimes Good thing I've never had any META accounts because I'm innately half off my rocker already.
Thinking of Big Tobacco and the James Hardie CSR asbestos company.
And, of course, the widespread involvement of IT giants in the Gaza genocide.
#HidingScience #ComplicitScientists #GazaGenocide #WarCrimes #Tobacco #Asbestos
@thejapantimes @rms article to read
