NEW YORK ¨C Meta researchers found that teens who report that Instagram regularly made them feel bad about their bodies saw significantly more ¡°eating disorder adjacent content¡± than those who did not, according to an internal document.
The posts shown to those users featured ¡°prominent display¡± of chest, buttocks, or thighs, ¡°explicit judgment¡± about body types and ¡°content related to disordered eating and/or negative body image.¡±
While such material is not banned on Instagram, the researchers noted that parents, teens and outside experts have told Meta they believe it is potentially harmful to young users.
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