Social-Media Companies’ Worst Argument
Why are tech leaders so adamant about pushing their creations on other people’s kids, while protecting their own?
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Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic End the Phone-Based Childhood Now
The environment in which kids grow up today is hostile to human development.
Maggie Shannon for The Atlantic Get Phones Out of Schools Now
They impede learning, stunt relationships, and lessen belonging. They should be banned.
Jonas Roosens / ANP/ Redux AI Is About to Make Social Media (Much) More Toxic
We must prepare now.
Illustration by Twisha Patni Yes, Social Media Really Is Undermining Democracy
Despite what Meta has to say.
Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Getty Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Illustration by Nicolás Ortega. Source: "Belshazzar’s Feast," John Martin, 1820. The Dangerous Experiment on Teen Girls
The preponderance of the evidence suggests that social media is causing real damage to adolescents.
Getty; The Atlantic The Dark Psychology of Social Networks
Why it feels like everything is going haywire
Mark Pernice Trump Breaks a Taboo—and Pays the Price
The past week brought violent conflict over symbols and values held sacred—and an act of sacrilege.
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Why It's a Bad Idea to Tell Students Words Are Violence
A claim increasingly heard on campus will make them more anxious and more willing to justify physical harm.
Ben Margot / AP
