Corporate-Malfeasance

Facebook Internal Research Confirms Instagram Toxic for Teen Girls, Conceals Findings While Targeting Youth

2020-03-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Facebook’s internal research definitively confirms that Instagram is toxic for teenage girls, causing body image issues, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, but the company conceals these findings from the public while continuing to aggressively target youth users to drive engagement …

Facebook Mark Zuckerberg Instagram Wall Street Journal Frances Haugen facebook instagram teen-harm mental-health body-image +5 more

Massey Energy CEO Spends $3 Million to Elect Judge in Case Against His Company

2004-11-02 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship pours over $3 million into West Virginia’s 2004 judicial election to elect Brent Benjamin to the state Supreme Court of Appeals, successfully defeating incumbent justice Warren McGraw. Blankenship’s spending—equivalent to “a dollar for every West …

Don Blankenship Brent Benjamin Hugh Caperton Massey Energy Company West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals +1 more judicial-corruption campaign-finance regulatory-capture coal-industry political-influence +1 more