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Do social media bans protect teens’ mental health? Research suggests bans aren’t the answer.

States Newsroom · October 17, 2026

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 platforms to hook kids and…

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Do social media bans protect teens’ mental health? Research suggests bans aren’t the answer.

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