What if social media isn’t hurting kids?

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Verge

What happened

Two years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt released his New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation.

The book posits that the rise of social media and smartphone use is largely to blame for the prominent decline in teen mental health since 2010.

Key facts

  • The book posits that the rise of social media and smartphone use is largely to blame for the prominent decline in teen mental health since 2010.
  • Reported by The Verge and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:13:30 UTC.

Why it matters

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