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[–] sep@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

What the social media algorithms did to teenagers are for sure a catastrophe involving blood. Suicide went up 48%. 131% for girls.

Jonathan haidt have a public repository of all research on the subject.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/

https://jonathanhaidt.com/reviews/