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fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

Meta allegedly buried internal research on social media harms

The research, code-named "Project Mercury," took place in 2020. Meta scientists worked with survey firm Nielsen to see what impact deactivating Facebook had on people. According to internal documents, "people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social comparison." According to the filings, instead of pursuing more research, Meta dropped the project, claiming that participants' feedback was biased by "the result of the existing media narrative around the company."
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fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

Meta fires back at allegations that it silenced research linking Facebook to depression, anxiety, and loneliness

Project Mercury found people who stopped using Facebook had less depression, anxiety, and loneliness; Meta is accused of shutting down that internal research.
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