'It should be clear to anyone paying attention that the consequences of widespread social media use are complex, and that the better, more empathetic, more connected world we were promised is not the one we’re living in.' | Jill Filipovic for CNNOpinion
The US Surgeon General is clear: Get your kids off social media. And while he didn’t say as much, maybe spend less time on it yourself. In a dire report, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy warned of myriad dangers from social media platforms designed to be as addictive as possible, and laid out just how little we know about their potential harms.
There is an emerging divide on screens, with the wealthy and educated pulling screens from schools, while poorer teens spend, on average, more than eight hours a day using screens for entertainment – two hours more than their more affluent peers, according to the nonprofit Common Sense Media. Black and Hispanic kids are exposed to much more screentime than White children.
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