Facebook Faces Senate Probe After Report Reveals Instagram’s Harmful Effects on Teenage Girls

Facebook Faces Senate Probe After Report Reveals Instagram’s Harmful Effects on Teenage Girls
Apps for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other social networks on a smartphone on March 22, 2018. Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Lawmakers are taking action on Facebook after a recent report revealed that the social media company is aware that its Instagram platform can be harmful to young girls’ mental health.

In a joint statement released Tuesday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said they are launching a bipartisan investigation into Facebook’s knowledge of the negative impact of the popular photo-sharing platform on teenage users.