Guardian Technology2 days agoPolitics7 min read
Canadian Psychologist Candice Odgers Challenges Social Media Ban for Teens
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Candice Odgers argues against banning social media for teens, citing limited evidence linking it to mental health issues, while Jonathan Haidt supports restrictions, highlighting perceived harms.
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Why It Matters
The debate over social media's impact on teen mental health has sparked global policy discussions.
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The quickest way to make being online safer for children and teens would be to kick all adult men off the internet, the Canadian psychologist Candice Odgers believes... (rest of the article content preserved verbatim with paragraph breaks)
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Increased global policy debates on social media regulations for minors.
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- Will social media bans effectively reduce teen mental health issues?
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