Although social media can have benefits, it can also have significant negative consequences for mental health.

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Social media has reshaped the way billions of people connect, communicate, and see themselves. 6 billion users worldwide as of 2024.That number is staggering - and so are the questions it raises.

Social media can be difficult to avoid, even for adults, and health experts say heavy use may have effects on mental and emotional well-being.

The problem is not that under-16s are uniquely vulnerable to encounters with screens. It is that all users are navigating systems engineered to optimise distraction at scale. Attention is not ...

More than half of college students are lonely—and those who use social media the most are particularly likely to feel isolated, a study of tens of thousands of 18 to 24-year-olds in the US shows. Just ...

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More than half of college students are lonely – and those who use social media the most are particularly likely to feel isolated, a study of tens of thousands of 18 to 24-year-olds in the US shows.

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More than half of college students nationwide are lonely, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati, and those who use social media the most are particularly likely to feel isolated.