How we got here: The Wall Street Journal’s exposé series “The Facebook Files” has put the social media company on the defensive on multiple fronts.įiring back:This past Sunday, Facebook’s head of research Pratiti Raychoudhury shot back at the Journal’s reporting on Instagram’s effects on teenagers in a company blog post. Last week, Instagram announced two new features it is looking into: actively encouraging users to look away from potentially harmful content, and making it easier to pause one’s account.
