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How social media exposes teens to harmful lifestyle content

I noticed my fifteen-year-old is following accounts that promote extreme dieting and when I brought it up she said I don't understand her body goals.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Algorithmic feeds can normalize dangerous behaviors by presenting them as aspirational lifestyle choices rather than health risks.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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