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Facebook publishes slides on how Instagram affects teen mental health

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Karissa Bell

Facebook has published two slide decks detailing its research into the effects of Instagram on teenage mental health. The slides were frequently quoted by the Wall Street Journal earlier this month in a story that reported that the company’s own researchers found that “Instagram is harmful to a sizable percentage of teenagers, especially teenage girls.” … Read more

Ex-Times Reporter Who Used Racial Slur Publishes a Lengthy Defense

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Ex-Times Reporter Who Used Racial Slur Publishes a Lengthy Defense

Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science and public health reporter for the New York Times who resigned last month after 45 years of pressure in the newspaper, published a four-part article Monday reporting the circumstances of his departure was often critical of the Times’s conduct. As the lead reporter on the coronavirus pandemic, McNeil announced … Read more