Concerning Medical And Behavior Issues Emerging From Social Media Use (Especially In Teens and Girls)

I read an article that reinforces, from a medical standpoint, that social media is really harmful for our kids. A callout from the article: "Turns out the poorly regulated, 24-hour content mill of being Extremely Online is really threatening to our mental health!" I already knew this, but what is alarming is that the influences are going beyond mental health... social media (and this case, specifically TikTok videos) are affecting kids from a medical/physical standpoint. Links from this episode:

• https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/young-women-reporting-concerning-behavioral-changes-from
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/teen-girls-are-developing-tics-doctors-say-tiktok-could-be-a-factor-11634389201

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