No overarching evidence? Are they for real? I feel like there have been many studies over the years into the negative effects of social media on children. Here

No overarching evidence? Are they for real? I feel like there have been many studies over the years into the negative effects of social media on children. Here is one i just googled: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dangers-of-social-media-for-youth/amp/ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dangers-of-social-media-f... I would imagine that many of us here (being this is HN) are off social media like FB or Twitter and have felt the positive impact this has made. Anecdotally, my wife was a high school teacher for 15 years and saw the effects of smart phones and social media first hand with her students and how behaviors and issues changed as these became more prevalent. When we were younger, if you got bullied at school it stayed at school for the most part. Now, kids carry their smart phones, access social media, and the torment continues there. Hell, even if you’re not bullied, you’re still exposed to the facade of success and beauty online and made to feel inadequate. I cannot understand how there is a question still about negative effects or a statement like that in a BBC article and it makes me question their angle. I feel that we’ll one day look back on this period of giving children smart phones and social media access like we look back on smoking. We’re talking about the smartest minds in tech building devices and apps designed to engage and capture as much attention as possible and we’re letting kids feed into this system they are absolutely not equipped for - most adults aren’t either. There are plenty of ‘dumb’ devices out there for kids that will give parents what they might need to communicate and keep an eye on their kids should they choose to.