Leaks just exposed how toxic Facebook and Instagram are to teen girls and, well, everyone

The company's own research reveals that Instagram harms teens, that it can't control anti-vax misinformation, and that there is a secret double standard for VIPs. In short, the problem with Facebook is Facebook

For years, Facebook has faced torrents of criticism from human rights groups and academic researchers, who raised alarms about the ways that the most pervasive digital social platform in human history distorts our world and promotes destructive behavior ranging from eating disorders to genocide. In response, Mark Zuckerberg and his staff have frequently pronounced commitments to reform.

While many of those pledges and predictions seemed to have been sincere, it turns out that not only have the architecture and incentives built into Facebook itself undermined the biggest efforts to fix the service, but that Facebook's own research staff have informed top leadership of the company's stunning failures.