News Synopsis
Recently
Facebook appeared in front of a jury because of their 'harmful'
algorithm. A whistleblower who worked closely with Facebook revealed
that Facebook, despite knowing it is having a harmful effect on
teenagers, continued with their business for profit motive. This has put
Facebook under a lot of scrutiny from around the world. After this,
Facebook has decided to make some changes to Instagram to make it less
harmful for teenagers. Their new feature will be called 'take a break'
and will ask teenagers to take a break from the app after a certain
point in time. #ThinkWithNiche
This feature first appeared in the online game PUBG after the game was called out by many parents for being addictive for their children. Facebook seems to be following the same footprints. Although the feature could do some good to teenagers; it wouldn't do much good in the long run. If Facebook truly cares about its teenage userbase, it should work towards creating more awareness around the harmful effects of social media instead of hurrying up to develop a feature that would only do so little in the larger scheme of things.
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