The prime minister of Greece recently took to TikTok to explain why he is pushing for a social media ban for youth under the age of 15. He pointed out that the “addictive design of some apps” along with other harms takes away “some of your innocence and freedom.”
He’s not wrong.
Teenagers and children are relentlessly exposed to addictive algorithms, predators, and viral social media challenges that can be fatal on social media and other digital platforms. A 2025 C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital national survey of top health concerns of parents found they are overwhelmingly most concerned about their children’s social media use (75%), screen time (75%), and internet safety (66%).
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Recent legal verdicts confirm these harms. Meta and YouTube were found negligent for deliberately hooking children on social media and causing them harm. In New Mexico, a jury found
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