Social media might not attach to our cells like coronavirus but it gets into our heads in insidious ways and takes a high toll on society, as the trending Netflix documentaryWhat social media and the virus have in common is how rapidly and stealthily they spread, with the potential to harm humanity: from rising depression to polarisation and even loss of life across the world. The rate of suicide among teenage girls has grown since the explosion of social media.
A graph, shown in the documentary, matches the sharp rise in social media, depression and suicide among teenage girls. "The longest time a participant was willing to give up their phone was for a period of 10 days … One of the participants agreed to participate in the detox from breakfast until supper," says Oosthuizen — read more about her research below.
Watch that, then read this: It's not just a US-based problem.
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