Facebook against defends its research on kids as it comes thought increased scrutiny
Facebook is again pushing back in contradiction of reporting from The Wall Street Journal, this time surrounding the tech giant’s impacts on kids and efforts to attract preteen users. In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook said it conducts research to make sure its products are as safe as possible.
“There is nothing sinful or secretive about this work,” the post said, also noting that “appealing to younger generations” is not New. “Considering that our competitors are doing the same drawing, it would actually be newsworthy if Facebook didn’t do this work.”
The Journal Describe was part of a series about how the social network knows around the harmful effects of its platforms but downplays them publicly. Facebook is scheduled to testify before Congress on its impacts on the mental health of children on Thursday.
