Zuckerberg considered changing how Meta studies social issues after research got it in trouble

Graphic collage of Mark Zuckerberg.

One day after The Wall Street Journal published a blockbuster story about Meta’s own dismal findings about teen girls’ mental health on Instagram, CEO Mark Zuckerberg wondered whether Meta should change how it studies its platforms’ potential harms.

« Recent events have made me consider whether we should change our approach to research and analytics around social issues, » Zuckerberg wrote in a September 15th, 2021, email to top executives including then-COO Sheryl Sandberg and head of global affairs Nick Clegg. The day before, the Journal published a story based on documents obtained from a whistleblower later revealed to be Frances Haugen, …

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