PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 08: In this photo illustration, the social medias applications logos, … [+] Twitter, Google, Google+, Gmail, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat are displayed on the screen of an Apple iPhone on October 08, 2018 in Paris, France. Google has decided to close its Google+ social network after discovering a security vulnerability that has affected the data of at least 500,000 users. (Photo Illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)
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This month Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before U.S. lawmakers about the dangers Facebook and its subsidiaries pose to children and teens. Of particular concern is the toxic mental health impact of the social media giant’s Instagram platform, which makes body-image issues worse for one in three teenage girls, according to the company’s own internal research.
The Senate hearing launches a new crisis for Facebook as lawmakers from both parties discuss regulatory efforts to tamp down on what they say is a plethora of socie …
