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What states are doing to try to limit social media for teens

January 12, 2024/

Nearly 95% of teenagers aged 13-17 report using social media, with more than a third of them saying they use the platforms “almost constantly,” according to a U.S. Surgeon General advisory released last year.

While the report found some benefits of social media among youth, it also found “ample indicators that social media can also have a profound risk of harm” to the mental health and well-being of children.

 

Emilee Coblentz

USA TODAY


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