Social media’s impact on our youth with Destinee Adams

In this special episode, the Newsroom welcomes former News Press intern Destinee Adams to the studio. Destinee recently co-authored an article for TIME with Zamaan Qureshi titled, 'Instagram is doing grave harm to our generation. We need help to stop it.' Hear Destinee's journey as a young person growing up in the age of social media and the struggle to present your authentic self online.   She also introduces us to #birate TikTok. But only if you want your algorithm filled with pirates. Arrggh!

Articles mentioned on the show:

• Instagram Is Doing Grave Harm to Our Generation. We Need Help to Stop It
• Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview
• Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show(paywall)
• Destinee’s articles for the News Press
• #birate TikTok
• Destinee and Zamaan on Morning Joe
• Blumenthal Questions Facebook Exec: 'Will You Commit To Ending Finsta?'
• Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: The Scandal and the Fallout So Far

Recorded Oct. 22, 2021

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