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How social media algorithms exploit teenage vulnerability

I keep getting recommended videos about self-harm and eating disorders even though I try to scroll past them but the algorithm seems to know I'm struggling.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital systems designed to capture attention can amplify and feed destructive patterns of thinking and behavior.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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