"Social media platforms are not safe for teens and are harming them at a massive scale, a new report has suggested. It said the current algorithmic design of platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and X, make them dangerous consumer products and suggest the platforms have substantially contributed to recorded increases in mental illness."
"Academics from New York University (NYU) said there is now overwhelming evidence of severe and widespread direct harms such as sextortion and cyberbullying. They added there is also compelling evidence of troubling indirect harms such as depression and anxiety."
The World Happiness Report presents evidence that social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and X pose significant dangers to teenagers. Academics from New York University document overwhelming evidence of direct harms such as sextortion and cyberbullying, alongside compelling evidence of indirect harms including depression and anxiety. The report characterizes current algorithmic designs as dangerous consumer products that have substantially contributed to recorded increases in mental illness among young people. This research emerges as the UK government considers implementing a social media ban for children under 16, reflecting growing international concern about platform safety for minors.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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