FILE PHOTO: Children playground miniatures are seen in front of displayed Instagram logo in this illustration taken April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/
(Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has written to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding documents about its research into the harm to children from its social media platforms.
A whistleblower's release of documents in 2021 showed Meta knew Instagram, which began as a photo-sharing app, was addictive and worsened body image issues for some teen girls.
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