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Are these leaked slides available anywhere? Or were they only shared with journalists? The article buries the actual data in a paragraph toward the end of the
by PragmaticPulp 5y ago
Are these leaked slides available anywhere? Or were they only shared with journalists?
The article buries the actual data in a paragraph toward the end of the article:
> According to one slide, 32 percent of teen girls said the app made them feel worse about their bodies. Of those who’d experienced suicidal thoughts, “13% of British users and 6% of American users traced the desire to kill themselves to Instagram,” the Journal reported, citing another presentation.
We really need to see the survey questions and the data to understand what’s going on here. 6% or 13% of respondents reporting suicidal thoughts is worth investigating, but I’m really curious what the other 94% of self-reported contributors were.
- travoc 5y agoThe Wall Street Journal published many of the slides in 3 stories this week (and I presume there are more to come.)
- christophilus 5y agoNot to sound callous, but we really need a control group. Magazines, movies, TV, advertising… everything targeted at women pushes an image that would make non-models feel worse about their bodies. I don't see how Instagram is unique in this respect, other than how addicting it seems to be. I say this as someone who uses no Facebook properties, simply on principle.