Social media platforms also sell the data of their users via “data brokers” in an ill-regulated grey market.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/what-technology-leaders-asking-for-a-six-month-halt-on-ai-dont-want-you-to-know-8534917/

Social media platforms aren’t the pioneers in advertising to children, and concerns about marketing to kids have existed in various forms, from online and television ads to promotional efforts within schools.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/social-media/social-media-giants-earns-11b-in-us-advertising/

Social media platforms not only put content beyond the control of those who created it, they also sit as a monolithic interface between a whole generation and the actual Web.

Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/475203-the-whole-internet-is-broken.html

Social media platforms offer real-time data that lets you see how your advertisement is doing.

Source: https://metrocebu.news/maximize-your-social-media-advertisements-with-these-tips/

Social media platforms worsen the negative impact by promoting a culture of perfectionism.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/lifestyle/health/three-celebrities-who-suffer-from-body-dysmorphia/