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by robbmorganf 1713 days ago
> "Ultimately, Instagram is just a vicious messenger. But the cesspool of content fueling it? That comes from us."

I don't particularly like that this article tries to absolve Facebook. OK, maybe Facebook doesn't have any particular line of code "for (user in users) if user.girl: user.show(eating_disorder)" BUT they are getting paid to promote accounts with beauty advertisements, and they know those accounts promote eating disorders. That is clearly not in the public interest.

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Sounds like your criticism should be directed at the beauty companies.