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Mar 30, 2023

EdWeek: What Girls Say Social Media Is Doing to Their Sleep and Mental Health

Many teen girls say they spend much more time on social media—especially TikTok—than they intend to, interfering with their sleep, and in some cases their mental health.

Mar 29, 2023

HealthDay: Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study

Children's screen use could be altering their developing brains as they enter adolescence and increasing their risk for mood disorders, a major new study finds.

Mar 10, 2023

Teen Vogue: Influencer Parents and The Kids Who Had Their Childhood Made Into Content

“Nothing they do now is going to take back the years of work I had to put in.”

Mar 9, 2023

World Economic Forum: Peoples' impulses to share news on social media fuels misinformation, says MIT study

This article is published in collaboration with MIT News.

Mar 1, 2023

NPR: TikTok sets a new default screen-time limit for teen users

The tech giant TikTok has announced new safeguards for teen users as social media companies face growing calls to better protect young people online.

Feb 26, 2023

NPR Shots Health News: Limiting social media improves body image for teens and young adults

How do we adapt to this new world in a way where it wouldn't negatively impact us or control us?

Feb 26, 2023

NPR: 10 things to know about how social media affects teens' brains

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Feb 23, 2023

American Psychological Association: Reducing social media use significantly improves body image in teens, young adults

Participants saw results in weeks, study says

Feb 23, 2023

Psychology Today: Social Media Use and Poor Health

The influence of social media on health and lifestyle.

Feb 16, 2023

Washington Post: CDC Report on Teen Mental Health Is a Red Alert

Analysis by Lisa Jarvis | Bloomberg

Feb 14, 2023

Nature: How social media affects teen mental health: a missing link

Researchers investigating the impacts of social media on mental health must consider where exactly adolescents are in their cognitive and social development.

Feb 9, 2023

The New York Times: Free Speech vs. Disinformation Comes to a Head

The outcome of a case in federal court could help decide whether the First Amendment is a barrier to virtually any government efforts to stifle disinformation.

Jan 23, 2023

JAMA Network: Association of Habitual Checking Behaviors on Social Media With Longitudinal Functional Brain Development

Social media platforms provide adolescents with unprecedented opportunities for social interactions during a critical developmental period when the brain is especially sensitive to social feedback.