Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren’t the answer
The Conversation · 16 Oct 2026

Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren’t the answer

The year 2026 has been an expensive one for social media platforms. Since March, YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, have settled or paid out in multiple lawsuits to the tune of more than US$17 billion for allegedly acting negligently, deliberately designing their platfor


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