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The dark side of social media on youth mental health::The U.S. Surgeon General's recent advisory highlights the perilous impact of social media on youth mental health, linking it to rising cases of eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction.

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[–] super_user_do@feddit.it 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We've known the side effects of social media for decades but we're still doing nothing...

[–] podperson@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas.

[–] LainOfTheWired@lemy.lol 5 points 11 months ago

Wow more articles raising awareness of an issue your dead Grandma already knows about.

Because that's a lot easier then doing anything about it, and anything that claims to do anything about it is a bill full of other agendas that barely addresses the problem.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 4 points 11 months ago

To quote pink Floyd: There is no dark side. Matter of fact, it's all dark.

[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Most people don't need social media to be justified in being dissatisfied with their body image