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Mark Zuckerberg says there’s ‘no causal connection’ between social media and teen mental health (www.theverge.com)

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Concerns surrounding the impact of social media on teen mental health heightened following the release of the Facebook Papers in 2021, which revealed internal documents suggesting Meta was aware of the negative impact Instagram had on some teens.

Per the article, not only is he wrong, but he's knowingly wrong thanks to inside company research concluding the contrary.

[–] dustyData 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Knowingly wrong

Also colloquially known as lying.