The study found no evidence for boys or girls that heavier social media use or more frequent gaming increased teenagers’ symptoms of anxiety or depression over the following year.

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    21 hours ago

    It’s so strange how people just assume that “social media” is “bad” because that confirms their pre-conceived biases. People are even promoting that the state violently control “social media”.

    Sometimes it’s helpful to look at the actual science which is extremely inconclusive.

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      self-reported social media habits, gaming frequency and emotional difficulties

      Looks like they were tracking self reported data, combining both social media and gaming. No wonder they didn’t see anything.