The kids are not all right, and the U. S. Surgeon General believes social media is to blame. Doctor Vivek Murthy issued a powerful Public Advisory Warning of the considerable risks that social media poses to young people’s mental health. Saying that kids have “become unknowing participants in a decades-long experiment.” ABC News Correspondent, Larissa Scott:
The number of teens and young adults with clinical depression doubled between 2011 ad 2021. Many experts have pointed to social media as a potential cause since the deterioration of kids’ mental health has coincided with the rise of social media platforms over the last decade. While researchers search for answers, some lawmakers are pushing ahead with restrictions on teens’ use of social media. In March, Utah became the first state to establish a curfew for teens on social media apps and mandate that parents have access to their children’s accounts.
