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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and best-selling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt ended the second leg of their two-day speaking tour Friday, where the two warned parents and educators about the risks that social media and smartphones pose to youths.
Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.
Globally, companies making minimalist phones — like Light Phone and Punkt — report increased demand from younger users who want fewer apps and less distraction. The Washington Times said sales of "brick phones" among 18 to 24-year-olds jumped by 148% from 2021 to 2024, describing the shift as a kind of "dopamine diet" from constant notifications.
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Week-Long Social Media Detox Actually Leads Young Adults To Spend Even More Time On Their Phones
Young adults who quit social media for a week didn't swap scrolling for hiking or reading, they found other ways to keep staring.
It seems the flavor of the week for the U.S. Surgeon General and Gavin Newsom is social media, smartphones and how government can better parent children. As if Newsom doesn’t have more pressing issues — a multi-billion dollar deficit, a homeless crisis ...
A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults.
Even a short break from social media could be enough to boost your mental health, new research has suggested. Scientists found taking a detox for just one week was enough to prompt significant drops in anxiety, depression and sleep problems among teenagers, according to the paper published in the journal Jama Network.
Cranbrook will ban smartphones for certain grades, while other schools are removing YouTube in response to the social media ban.
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