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When parental social media restrictions create social isolation

Everyone in my class seems to know about parties and events through Instagram and Snapchat but my parents won't let me have accounts so I'm always left out.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Protection from digital harm can inadvertently create exclusion from the social fabric where peers connect and belong.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media and adolescent mental health?”

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