Social media's beauty filters may look harmless – but they're quietly affecting Black youths' mental health
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online racism is real & it's affecting our youth, can't we do better than this? 
This news is really worrying 
. I feel like we're at a point where our kids are being fed all these negative vibes online, and it's affecting their mental health in big ways 
.
The numbers they found out are crazy - 6 experiences a day on average for Black adolescents! That's like, a lot of exposure to racism and bias
. And when the study said that algorithmic bias was associated with depressive and anxious symptoms... yeah, that just breaks my heart 
.
We need to take action here! We can't just rely on companies to regulate themselves or expect governments to step in eventually
. We need concrete laws and regulations to protect our kids from this online harm 
.
And what's even more concerning is the role of AI in all this
. I mean, we're already living in a world where machines are making decisions based on biases... it's like, totally messed up 
.
Anyway, let's hope that people in power start listening and do something about this ASAP
. We need to keep our kids safe online, you know? 
. I feel like we're at a point where our kids are being fed all these negative vibes online, and it's affecting their mental health in big ways .The numbers they found out are crazy - 6 experiences a day on average for Black adolescents! That's like, a lot of exposure to racism and bias
. And when the study said that algorithmic bias was associated with depressive and anxious symptoms... yeah, that just breaks my heart .We need to take action here! We can't just rely on companies to regulate themselves or expect governments to step in eventually
. We need concrete laws and regulations to protect our kids from this online harm .And what's even more concerning is the role of AI in all this
. I mean, we're already living in a world where machines are making decisions based on biases... it's like, totally messed up .Anyway, let's hope that people in power start listening and do something about this ASAP
. We need to keep our kids safe online, you know?