Facebook Employees Compare Themselves to Drug Pushers
Ave Maria in the Afternoon Segments · Marcus B. Peter, Th.D.
December 3, 20259m 53s
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Show Notes
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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