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Social Media Hurts Kids’ Brains. Or Maybe Not?

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A True Humanism

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Taylor Lorenz: Is Social Media Responsible for Bad Parenting?

David Rieff, Doritos, and the intellectual deformations of social media. “I don’t exactly think better of myself for all the time I spend on Twitter”

What the Media Gets Wrong About Crime

Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Starts Today in California

Trump Administration Agrees to Consent Decree in Missouri v. Biden Social Media Case

A 'Goldilocks' Effect for Online Teens? Moderate Social Media Users Fare Better Than Abstainers or Heavy Users

A forgotten social media post may hold key clues to COVID-19’s origin

A Lawsuit Settlement Highlights Trump's Hypocrisy on Government Meddling With Social Media