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Yes, social media is a cause of the epidemic of teenage mental illness
Two major problems with a review in Nature
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The upstream cause of the youth mental health crisis is the loss of community
We've forgotten what community really means.
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The Death of Daydreaming
What we lose when phones take away boredom and interstitial time
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TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale
Recently revealed text in legal briefs tells a damning story about the company, in its employees’ own words
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The teen mental illness epidemic is international (2023)
Why did mental health fall off a cliff at the same time and in the same way in the USA, The UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? Part 1 of 3.
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Children need risk, fear, and excitement in play
And why adults’ fears put them at risk
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Deterioration of local community a major driver of loss of play-based childhood
Kids growing up in close-knit communities where the social ties are thick are more protected from the harms of the phone-based childhood.
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The EdTech Revolution Has Failed
The Case Against Student Use of Computers, Tablets, and Smartphones in the Classroom
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Meta's legal team abandoned its ethical duties
From Big Tobacco to Menlo Park — and the collapse of legal ethics
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Every country should set 16 as the minimum age for social media accounts
Four features of strong age-limit policies for countries ready to follow Australia’s brave lead
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Snapchat is harming children at an industrial scale?
In their own words, we see that Snap Inc’s design choices expose millions of kids to harm
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Kids Who Get Smartphones Earlier Become Adults with Worse Mental Health (2023)
New global study from Sapien Labs finds consistent links, stronger for girls
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Let Kids Be Loud
In Defense of Outdoor Play