Fmr Facebook analyst warns of social media’s dangerous impacts: It’s ‘purposefully poisoning’ young children
Former Facebook analyst Kara Frederick joined “Mornings with Maria” Wednesday to discuss the harmful impacts social media companies have on young children and adolescents.
While “fact-checkers” have been accused of censoring political content on various platforms, the world of social media remains largely unchecked for young consumers. Suicidal content and other harmful material are at their fingertips, with little to no measures in place to protect their developing minds.
“So, we need to understand that these platforms, they know the deleterious effects that they have on kids, and yet they’re proceeding with creating platforms for younger and younger users anyway. So, Facebook called pre-teens an ‘untapped’ but ‘valuable’ audience, and they are purposely poisoning the next generation with highly addictive content, and they know exactly what they’re doing.” Frederick told FOX Business host Maria Bartiromo, who also hosts a new four-part series on Fox Nation called ‘Killer Apps.’
“We talk about the political implications of these platforms and censorship, the economic implications of their anti-competitive behavior. But I don’t think it’s talked about enough when it comes to the social and cultural impacts of what these platforms are actually doing.” Frederick added. – READ MORE
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