Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/334433 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] EconPol Forum [ISSN:] 2752-1184 [Volume:] 26 [Issue:] 4 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 63-67
Publisher: 
CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
Causal research consistently shows - across platforms, methods, and time periods - that social media is harmful for mental health. Promising remedies include helping parents coordinate restrictions on children's use, for example, through school smartphone bans. Other proposals include disabling addictive features for broader segments of the population and enforcing greater data transparency. Regulators should nevertheless proceed with caution, since social media generates large consumer surplus, only partially explained by addictive behavior.
Document Type: 
Article

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