Article 6KJWW Social media is making kids sad – and it’s bad news for democracy | Van Badham

Social media is making kids sad – and it’s bad news for democracy | Van Badham

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Young people have been made to fear an outside world that is actually safer than the one they're exposed to online

No, the kids are NOT alright. And as our future depends on them, we have to do something about it.

This week the US surgeon general, Dr Vivek Murthy, did democracy a great favour by stating what surely must have been obvious to literally everyone for some time: social media is negatively affecting the mental health of teens.

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