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Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram — the social media platform most used by adolescents — is harmful to teen girls’ body image and well-being but swept those findings under the rug to continue conducting business as usual, according to a Sept. 14, 2021, Wall Street Journal report.
Facebook’s policy of pursuing profits regardless of documented harm has sparked comparisons to Big Tobacco, which knew in the 1950s that its products were carcinogenic but publicly denied it into the 21st century. Those of us who study social media use in teens didn’t need a suppressed internal research study to know that Instagram can harm teens.
Understanding the impact of social media on teens is important. A Pew Research Center poll shows that 89% of teens report they are online “almost constantly” or several times a day”. Teens are more likely to log on to Instagram than any other social media site. It is a prevalent part of adolescent life. Yet studies consistently show that the more often teens use Instagram, the worse their overall well-being, self-esteem, life satisfaction, mood and body image.
But Instagram isn’t problematic simply because it is popular. There are two key features that seem to make it particularly risky. First, it allows users to follow both celebrities and peers, both of whom can present a manipulated, filtered picture of an unrealistic body along with a highly curated impression of a perfect life. Meanwhile, Facebook has been relegated to the uncool soccer moms and grandparents. For teens, this integration of celebrities and retouched versions of reallife peers presents a ripe environment for upward social comparison, or comparing yourself to someone who is “better” in some respect.
Instagram is also risky for teens because its emphasis on pictures of the body leads users to focus on how their bodies look to others. Being an object for others to view doesn’t help the “selfie generation” feel empowered and sure of themselves — it can do exactly the opposite. These are not insignificant health concerns, because body dissatisfaction during the teen years is a powerful and consistent predictor of later eating disorder symptoms.
Facebook has acknowledged internally what researchers have been documenting for years: Instagram can be harmful to teens. The big question will be how Facebook handles these damaging results. History and the courts have been less than forgiving of the head-inthe-sand approach of Big Tobacco.
(Christia Spears Brown
www.theconversation.com, 16.09.2021. Adaptado.)
The last paragraph goes back to the comparison between Facebook and Big Tobacco and states that the latter has
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been forgiven for its clandestine approach to business.
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been condemned for its attitude on the confirmed health risks of its goods.
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continued using an aggressive business style despite court warnings.
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been able to bring History and the courts to its side of the story.
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had accusations against it dismissed as complete falsehood.
Solução
Alternativa Correta: B) been condemned for its attitude on the confirmed health risks of its goods.
A resposta correta é a alternativa B porque o último parágrafo menciona diretamente a abordagem do Big Tobacco em relação às evidências de danos à saúde. O texto afirma que a história e os tribunais não foram indulgentes com a postura de "cabeça na areia" da indústria do tabaco, que ignorou e minimizou as consequências de seus produtos. Essa condenação histórica sugere que a falta de responsabilidade da empresa teve repercussões sérias.
Além disso, o texto faz uma conexão clara entre a atitude do Big Tobacco e a abordagem do Facebook em relação aos dados sobre o impacto negativo do Instagram na saúde dos adolescentes. O autor sugere que, assim como o Big Tobacco, o Facebook também está em uma posição delicada ao lidar com pesquisas internas que apontam para danos à saúde, o que reforça a necessidade de responsabilidade e transparência nas práticas empresariais.
As outras alternativas não refletem com precisão o conteúdo do parágrafo. A alternativa A, por exemplo, sugere que o Big Tobacco foi perdoado, o que contraria o que o texto afirma. A alternativa C menciona um estilo de negócios agressivo sem abordar a questão da saúde, enquanto a D e a E tentam minimizar ou distorcer a responsabilidade da empresa, o que não é consistente com a crítica presente no texto. Portanto, a alternativa B é a que melhor resume a condenação da atitude do Big Tobacco em relação aos riscos à saúde.
Institução: UNIFESP
Ano da Prova: 2022
Assuntos: Interpretação Textual em Inglês
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