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Episode: Well, Now | “As Little Regulation as Guns”: How Social Media Hurts Youth Mental Health
Description: Youth mental health has hit a crisis point. Just last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory connecting young people’s use of social media with adverse mental health outcomes. But Murthy and other public health leaders are fighting back, including New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan. He’s leading the charge against social media platforms like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube through litigation and legislation.On this week’s episode of Well, Now – holding social media companies accountable for the youth mental health crisis.If you liked this...