Internal Documents Reveal Tech Firms Prioritized Profits Over Youth Protection on Social Media

Internal documents show that social media employees developed ideas like scroll-pauses and night modes to better protect young users, but these initiatives were reportedly sidelined in favor of company profits.

8 Mar, 04:30 — 8 Mar, 04:30

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Zehn Ideen für bessere soziale Netzwerke, die Tech-Firmen verschwiegen haben

Scroll-Pausen, Nachtmodi und einen Reset-Knopf für den Algorithmus: Interne Dokumente zeigen, dass Mitarbeiter von sozialen Netzwerken daran gearbeitet haben, Jugendliche auf den Plattformen besser zu schützen. Doch Profite waren den Firmen wichtiger als Jugendschutz.

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Internal Documents Reveal Tech Firms Prioritized Profits Over Youth Protection on Social Media

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Zehn Ideen für bessere soziale Netzwerke, die Tech-Firmen verschwiegen haben

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