We know that social media can be harmful to teens. Meta has found in its own research ... Though teens say social media is more likely to help their friendships than hurt them, social media ...

Teens’ views of the impact of social media on their peers has grown increasingly negative ... Still, nearly half (46%) say these platforms neither hurt nor help. Friendships are the only aspect of ...

But the survey also revealed a growing wariness among teens about the influence of social media: Roughly half (48 percent) said it has a mostly ... connect and nurture friendships, while 63 ...

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And now, nearly half of US teens say social media has a mostly negative effect on people their age — and almost the same proportion say they’re cutting back on social media use. That’s ...

One in five U.S. teens say social media has negatively impacted their mental health and nearly half say it has a mostly negative impact on kids their age. A Pew Research Center report published ...

"Social media has become less social," said Kyle Chayka in The New Yorker. In its heyday, "Facebook was where you might find out that your friend was dating someone new, or that someone had thrown ...

Now, not so much. Social media make up a minimal part of my news diet and my day. I can pinpoint several reasons for this. But its effects are harder to gauge. Has cutting back on social made me ...

Zuckerberg has faced critics who argue social media use is inherently harmful, criticizing "sensationalist" media coverage of social media’s impact during his appearance on Theo Von’s "This ...