In a 2018 headspace survey of over 4,000 young people aged 12 to 25, social media was nominated as the main reason youth mental health was getting worse. ![]() In her testimony, Ms Haugen said there was a risk Facebook's platforms were fueling a contagion of eating disorders, body-shaming and self-dissatisfaction that was particularly dangerous for young people.Ĭhief executive Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a post on his account that her claim the company prioritised profit over safety was 'just not true.' 'I believe that Facebook's products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy,' Ms Haugen told a US Senate panel. In a hearing in the US in October, the former Facebook employee alleged the social media giant fueled division, harmed children and urgently needed to be regulated. ![]() Adam Goodes and wife Natalie are pictured in 2019
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