The dark side of social media on youth mental health::The U.S. Surgeon General’s recent advisory highlights the perilous impact of social media on youth mental health, linking it to rising cases of eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction.

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    11 months ago

    We’ve known the side effects of social media for decades but we’re still doing nothing…

  • LainOfTheWired@lemy.lol
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    11 months ago

    Wow more articles raising awareness of an issue your dead Grandma already knows about.

    Because that’s a lot easier then doing anything about it, and anything that claims to do anything about it is a bill full of other agendas that barely addresses the problem.

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    11 months ago

    To quote pink Floyd: There is no dark side. Matter of fact, it’s all dark.

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    11 months ago

    Most people don’t need social media to be justified in being dissatisfied with their body image