Social media is boosting mental health disorders and suicidal thoughts among teens, particularly in girls

Mixed anxiety-depressive disorders (MADD) and suicidal thoughts, online bullying, poorer self-esteem, alcohol, cannabis and ...
Psychology Today

Social Media as a Cause of Mental Health Problems

Longstanding concerns exist about excessive social media use causing mental health problems. The best evidence for this view comes from longitudinal studies showing that earlier social media ...

‘Little evidence’ social media or gaming is to blame for teenage mental health problems

Social media or video games are unlikely to be causing mental health problems in young teenagers, a major new study has ...
American Enterprise Institute

First Amendment Problems with Using Antitrust Law Against Social Media Platforms’ Content Decisions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content ...
Washington Examiner

Social media’s collective action problem

This tidbit from the history of railroad safety is also a rejoinder to one of the laziest criticisms of The Anxious Generation, a new book from New York University professor Jonathan Haidt on the ...
Nordot on MSN

Government issues update on social media ban for under-16s in the UK

It comes as parents are parents are ‘grappling with how much screen time their children should have'. Parents calling for a ...
Psychology Today

Social Media and the Rise of Mental Health Problems

Much has been said about rises in mental health problems reported by younger people over the past 20 years. It is estimated that the prevalence of anxiety for 18-to-25-year-olds was about 8% in 2008 ...