Filings Allege Meta Shelved Research Showing Facebook and Instagram Harm to Users
2025-11-23 21:55
Meta discontinued its internal Project Mercury research in 2020 after it revealed that deactivating Facebook and Instagram for a week reduced depression, anxiety, and loneliness among users, particularly teens, according to U.S. class-action lawsuit filings. Meta's study showed clear mental health benefits from app deactivation, including less social comparison. Internal documents indicate the company ignored [...]
