Is Social Media Harmful to Teens’ Mental Health?

September 20, 2024

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In response to growing concerns over the safety of young users, Instagram has announced significant changes to its platform, aimed at protecting teenagers. Starting this week, new users under 18 in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia will automatically have private accounts. Existing teen accounts will transition to this default over the next 60 days, with European teens seeing similar changes later this year…

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