T he features within Instagram that cause teenage girls to develop negative feelings about their body image may be baked into the very core of the platform, researchers and former employees have said in the wake of new revelations that the company did not disclose what it knew about its impact on young users. Facebook, which owns Instagram, has known for years that the platform is harmful to the mental health of many teenagers—particularly girls—but has kept internal research about the issue private, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Tuesday. Instagram said it was proud of the research, and that it is constantly improving how its app works to protect users from harm. According to researchers, platforms like Instagram can contribute to body image issues and depression because humans have an innate desire to compare themselves to others. But social media apps like Instagram exacerbate that problem for a segment of the population that is already prone to making these comparisons, some experts argue. Research shows that when users are presented with a more diverse range of appearances, backgrounds, and body shapes and sizes on social media, there can be a positive impact on their mental health and body image, according to Phillippa Diedrichs, a leading body image researcher who said she has carried out paid consulting work for Instagram. Instagram said in a blog post on Tuesday that its internal research shows social media usage can be beneficial as well as detrimental, and said that it is working on structural changes to its platform to counteract how it contributes to negative body image issues. Write to Billy Perrigo at billy.
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