Do social media bans protect teens’ mental health? Research suggests bans aren’t the answer.

By: Ari Lightman

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: October 17, 2026

Words: 1,425

Last Updated: 17 hours, 22 minutes ago

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The year 2026 has been an expensive one for social media platforms.

Since March, YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, have settled or paid out in multiple lawsuits to the tune of more than US$17 billion for allegedly acting negligently, deliberately designing their platforms to hook kids and misleading the public about safety and privacy. If these suits are any indication of how states and the public are …

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