Tech In Depth

Teen Social Media Bans Have Little Effect on Bottom Line

Move to restrict teens more likely to damage reputation than sales

Whether Meta’s Instagram harmed the mental health of a young woman is an issue at the center of a civil trail that began earlier this week in the US.Bloomberg

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By Alexandra S. Levine and Kurt Wagner

February 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC

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Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Alexandra Levine and Kurt Wagner assess how important teenage customers are to the social media companies.

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