The claim that social media is the cause of the mental health crisis in youth is based on shoddy evidence. This concept comes from a poorly researched "great rewiring" narrative that originates from psychologist Jonathan Haidt.
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The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety — and rising hysteria could distract us from tackling the real causes.
