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WORLD Watch: Top Story

09/24/2021
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    Company documents reveal that Instagram use can increase anxiety, depression, and body image issues in teens.

Today in Top Story: Company documents reveal that Instagram use can increase anxiety, depression, and body image issues in teens.

Facebook, which owns Instagram, kept this research to itself. Meanwhile, the company publicly downplayed the app’s negative effects on mental health. Instagram seems to make it particularly easy for young users to compare themselves to others.

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WORLD Watch: Top Story is a part of the newest current events resource from WORLD News Group. Each day, WORLD Watch delivers a newscast, a top news story, and a feature story. Top Story is a segment of what members will see in WORLD Watch.

WORLD Watch is a daily, 10-minute current events program for teens that delivers headline news, in-depth feature stories, and thoughtful perspective to help students develop critical thinking skills and discernment.