How Social Media May Be Influencing Self-Harm In Kids

Moms – Jessica Tucker

When documents from Facebook were leaked last fall, the curtain on how damaging social media could be to young people was pulled back. For the first time, it became apparent just what the goal of the company was in terms of how users navigated their platform as well as what the company was willing to do to bring in younger users to remain competitive with other social medial companies. And while it was disturbing to see that those in management, including Mark Zuckerberg, were aware via multiple studies of how Facebook was harming teens’ and tweens’ mental health, they were willing to move forward with a platform specifically aimed at younger kids. Something that just showed social media may be influencing self-harm in kids.

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