Surgeon General Issues Warning on Social Media's Impact on Youth Mental Health
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The US surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has issued a major advisory warning of the "profound risk" social media poses to children and teens, calling on tech companies to act. The advisory cites a unique natural experiment showing the rollout of a social media platform was associated with an 9% increase in depression and 12% over baseline increase in anxiety among college-aged youth. As of 2021, 8th and 10th graders were spending an average of 3.5 hours per day on social media, the advisory notes.
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