Facebook Employees Compare Themselves to Drug Pushers
Ave Maria in the Afternoon Segments · AMPM Producer
December 31, 202510m 0s
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Show Notes
2025 Ave Maria in the Afternoon Year in Review
Recently unsealed court documents show employees at Facebook’s parent company Meta were aware of the adverse effects social media has on kids’ mental health, calling Instagram a “drug” and referring to themselves as “pushers.” Marcus has some thoughts.
Further Reading
Meta employees compared themselves to drug ‘pushers’ as company buried mental health harms to kids
Book: Amusing Ourselves to Death (Read online)
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