SocietyWhat if social media isn’t hurting kids?

Jonathan Haidt argues that social media and smartphones are largely responsible for the decline in teen mental health. In a new book, psychology researcher Peter Gray disputes that theory, pointing instead to decades of reduced autonomy and school pressure, and warns that social media bans could create new harms.

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