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Is social media more harmful or helpful?
Is social media a net harm or help? I'll weigh the latest research on both sides.
Social media is neither inherently harmful nor beneficial - whether it helps or harms depends largely on how it is used, what content is consumed, personal vulnerability and cultural context.
Research consistently finds it can be both, and effects appear to depend on personal and environmental factors and character