The Wall Street Journal obtained a treasure trove of internal documents from Facebook that exposes company conundrums ranging from which elite users get exempted from normal rule enforcement to whether the social media giant should alter its algorithm to reduce rage among users. But the revelation generating the most horror across the political spectrum is that the company has known and admitted multiple times over the years that Instagram has a quantifiable effect on the self-esteem and body image of its young users.

A 2019 slide of research noted that the photo-sharing app makes body image issues worse for 1 in 3 teenage girls and that teenagers across the board blame the brand for depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts.