Children playground miniatures are seen in front of displayed Instagram logo in this illustration taken April 4, 2023. Senators has written to Meta Platforms (META.O) CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding documents about its research into the harm to children from its social media platforms. A whistleblower's release of documents in 2021 showed Meta knew Instagram, which began as a photo-sharing app, was addictive and worsened body image issues for some teen girls. The letter follows a hearing with a new whistleblower last week and after a newly unsealed complaint filed by the Massachusetts Attorney General, the senators said. Dozens of U.S. states are also suing Meta and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms addictive.

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Persons: Dado Ruvic, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Arturo Béjar's, Akash Sriram, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: REUTERS, Senators, Meta, Thomson Locations: U.S, Massachusetts, Bengaluru