Deepa Seetharaman

Wall Street Journal reporter who covers Facebook and other technology companies from San Francisco

Deepa Seetharaman on KCRW

Facebook has done years of research into Instagram, and found that a sizable percentage of its teen users are suffering from body image and anxiety issues that have been exacerbated by…

Facebook knows about Instagram’s harm on young people — but has no consensus on mitigating problems

Facebook has done years of research into Instagram, and found that a sizable percentage of its teen users are suffering from body image and anxiety issues that have been exacerbated by…

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