Social Media And Mental Health
Recent Highlights
All Stories for Social Media And Mental Health
Seattle schools suing social media platforms face an arduous legal road ahead
Mehul Das •Public schools in Seattle have sued Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube for the mental health crisis among the young. However, it has a long and treacherous road ahead.
The new idiot box: Long hours on social media alters the brain in children and young teens, makes them dull
Mehul Das •A study by the University of North Carolina has revealed that habitual usage of social media like Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat alters the brain in children and young teens. Studies also shows prolonged usage makes people dull.
After Instagram, TikTok found of boosting potentially harmful posts targeted at young teens
Fp Staff •A recent study found that TikTok for Chinese users is designed to promote content about math and science to young users, and limits how long 13 and 14-year-olds can be on the site each day. In other countries, the focus is on virality.
Leaked documents reveal Meta knew Instagram was pushing girls towards content that harmed mental health
Mehul Das •Be it Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, content moderation is guided by profits, and as Twitter files showed, by ideology more than policy. Instagram, in particular, has been often been accused of being influenced by profits while moderating content.