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How social media amplifies teenage cruelty and exclusion

I found group chats where kids from school are making fun of how I look and what I wear and I have to see these people every day in class.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital spaces remove the natural friction and empathy that physical presence provides, allowing cruelty to flourish unchecked.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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