Given the growing discussion and movement around tech’s role in the youth mental health crisis, should schools and parents really be concerned?
on children's mental health at the Clinton Global Initiative on September 24, 2024 in New York City. social media companies accusing them of creating apps that are fueling the mental health crisis and leading to addictive use. School districts across 19 states claim tech companies like Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap do not implement features like age verification or session timeouts which can detrimentally affect the well-being of children.
, Dr. Vivek Murthy explains how frequent social media use can result in distinct changes in the developing brain; for example changes structurally to the amygdala which is the part of the brain that regulates emotions. We are only beginning to understand how social media can physically affect a child’s brain and there is likely to be much more clarification on this in the upcoming years after more research is done.
Social media can also expose teens to cyberbullying, which can be devastating. Unlike traditional bullying, cyberbullying can follow a teen everywhere since it is online and potentially in the palm of one’s hands through a phone. The anonymity of the internet and some social media platforms can lead to severe forms of verbal harassment without any accountability, which can directly affect a teen’s stress, confidence, anxiety and ability to fit in with their peers.
Australia recently banned social media use for individuals under 16 years of age. Whether other countries follow suit remains to be seen.
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