Will's Blog: A critique of a large UK social media study that suggested measures like social media bans are unlikely to have an effect on teens' long term mental health (Casey Newton/Platformer)

28 January 2026

A critique of a large UK social media study that suggested measures like social media bans are unlikely to have an effect on teens' long term mental health (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Casey Newton / Platformer:
A critique of a large UK social media study that suggested measures like social media bans are unlikely to have an effect on teens' long term mental health — The “moral panic” framing misses how platforms actually harm kids. PLUS: Newsom investigates TikTok over Trump, and the Clawdbot frenzy

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