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Podcast: News Bites
Episode: Social Media and Support Alligator
Description: Hi everybody, welcome back!
It's time for a brand new episode of News Bites!
I'm Nancy Sun.
And I'm Brody Halverson.
In today's stories, social media causes anxiety among Taiwanese teens, and an emotional support alligator Wally brings joy to his community!
Let's get started!
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台灣青少年的身體形象焦慮
Body Image Anxiety Among Taiwanese Teens
Do you use social media (社群媒體)?
Do you scroll (滑) through Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok without thinking?
Do you know what social media does to our minds?
A survey from The Child Welfare League Foundation (兒福聯盟) found that social media causes body image anxiety (身體形象焦慮) for many Taiwanese teenagers.
Over 70% of middle and high school students do not like how they look.
Th...