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Some features of Facebook have been designed to retain users. On the platform that can harm children and adolescents, Facebook insiders admitted to a BBC Panorama program
The social networking giant is very aware of the negative effects of addictive technology, according to former Sandy Parakilas Facebook platform manager, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. "There was definitely an awareness that the product was addictive and addictive," said Facebook's founding president, Sean Parker, adding that the company "was exploiting a human vulnerability." In response to Parker's allegation that Facebook had actually sought to attract people from the start, Ime Archibong, a senior Facebook official, told the BBC that he was still looking into the issue.
Leah Pearlman, co-inventor of Facebook's Like Button, said that she had tried to stop using Facebook after leaving the company while she was starting to base her self-esteem on the number of "likes" she had.
Technology insiders also expressed concern over how young children are now being targeted with the launch of Facebook Messenger designed for children under 13 years old. The Messenger Kids application was launched in the United States last year. In June of this year, Facebook launched the video call and messaging application to Canadian and Peruvian families
Several studies have established links between the misuse of social media and problems mental health issues such as depression and loneliness. at conference F8 "title =" Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at conference F8 "width =" 660 "height =" auto "tw =" 960 "th =" 638 "/>
The revelations come at a time when the social media giant is struggling to clean up its image following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which led to investigations of the company's data sharing practices. Global Business: Illegal data sharing with Chinese companies, causing other headaches for CEO Mark Zuckerberg
While advertising remains at the heart of Facebook's business model, Company has recently started to explore the model of the subscription service in collaboration with groups on the platform.
