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Psychology explains the effect of social media on Gen Z’s mental health - how constant comparison, online pressure and endless scrolling can shape self-esteem and well-being

Generation Z faces both the positive and negative impacts of social media on their lives and mental health. While constant scrolling and comparison can harm self-esteem and disrupt sleep, these platforms serve as valuable sources of connection, support, and mental health resources. Research shows that being intentional in usage and…

The Economic Times

Government has carried out no modelling on under-16 social media ban impacts

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology said it has not done any modelling analysis in key areas such as mental health.

Evening Standard

Government to launch trial of social media ban for UK teenagers

The trial will involve 300 teenagers aged between 13 and 17

The Independent UK

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How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced.

The Conversation

UK study to examine effects of restricting social media for children

Trial involving 4,000 children will explore impact on mental health, sleep and time spent with friends and family

The Guardian - UK

Blanket ban on teen smartphone use ‘potentially detrimental’, says academic

Dr Amy Orben says there are no ‘one-size-fits-all answers’ given importance of access to online information

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: almost half of British teens feel addicted to social media, study says

Exclusive: Millennium Cohort’s finding raises questions about why a large proportion has a difficult relationship with social media

The Guardian - US

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The teen mental health crisis: a reckoning for Big Tech

A growing body of evidence links a rise in depression in children to social media use. Will it lead to more regulation?

Financial Times

Self-harm images online ‘can trigger young people to hurt themselves’

A new study found a link between young people viewing self-harm material and harm but further studies are needed.

The Independent UK

Lifestyle: Different adolescent groups have different social media effects on wellness

The researchers show that, in UK data, girls experience a negative link between social media use and life satisfaction when they are 11-13 years old and boys when they are 14-15 years old. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Social media may affect girls’ mental health earlier than boys’, study finds

Psychologists find biggest effects in girls aged 11-13, while boys’ most vulnerable age seems to be 14-15

The Guardian - UK

‘Parents should talk to children about social media at a young age’

Rates of mental health conditions among children have been rising in the UK, with some saying social media use is linked to increasing anxiety.

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