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| Hey Million Bazillionaires! Ryan and I are hard at work on the next season, but in the meantime, we wanted to share some great reporting from our sister show, "Marketplace Tech." It feels especially relevant to families with kids and teens (maybe like yours). |
Social media has become a part of everyday life for people around the world.
Many use it to access information, connect with friends and family, and express themselves creatively. With fast-developing technology, some apps now have artificial intelligence embedded on their platforms, which often shows up on social media as bots that are always available to talk. But what happens when young kids and teens become habitual users of these platforms and are constantly exposed to this type of technology?
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2024 study from the Pew Research Center found that nearly half of U.S. teenagers are online “almost constantly.” It’s a big source of stress for parents too, and policing their kids’ activities on these platforms can take up a lot of time and energy.
"Marketplace Tech" has been diving into the impacts social media has on kids and teens. On this week’s series, "
The Infinite Scroll," we spoke with a neuroscientist, who said social media is affecting adolescent brain development and discusses the long-term implications it may have.
We spoke with children and asked them how often they check various platforms, and what it means to be a kid on social media. We also talked with parents and asked them if they are trying to regulate social media in their homes and what kinds of rules they place on devices. |
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