Is there any company out there who has hurt young people more than Mark Zuckerberg’s gargantuan Meta empire? In their communications with each other within the company, Meta employees were not shy about this. I hesitate to judge motivations of others, but now, it is hard to hold Mark Zuckerberg and his digital empire in anything short of extreme distrust, perhaps even disgust. In 2021, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen came forward alleging that the social media giant was consistently prioritizing its own profits over the common good. The General Surgeon’s admonition to add label warnings to social media platforms is similar to the law demanding cigarette boxes include hazard disclaimers.

Source: New York Times June 24, 2024 18:54 UTC