'Social media platforms that target immature brains, practice unethical data mining, and are inspired by profit motives are not a tool for the greater good of children,' a group of faith leaders told Mark Zuckerberg.
senators last year that the social media company knows its"products harm children" but is too driven by profit to change direction.
Social media use by youth also threatens"unitive consciousness and empathetic understanding that spiritual paths promote," as"algorithms shuffle users into boxes and ideological echo chambers, inflaming a harmful 'us vs. them' mentality that is incompatible with selfless love." "Children should not be taught to place people into categories, fighting outrage with outrage online." In contrast, the faith group wrote,"the path to peace is through patient dialogue, attentive listening, and intentional understanding—ideally in person"
Instagram Kids stands to"serve as a catalytic gateway for young children to the already-documented problems adversely impacting teens, as well as a vast array of unforeseen issues as commercial culture further encroaches on the sanctity of childhood," according to the letter.
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