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2. Teens’ views about social media
Roughly four-in-ten teens say teens’ experiences on social media are better than parents think
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- 2. Teens’ views about social media
- Teens more likely to see potential negative effects of social media for other teens than for themselves
- Nearly half of teens who say social media has had a mostly positive effect on them cite connecting with others as the main reason why
- Black or Hispanic teens are more likely than White teens to say what they see on social media makes them feel a lot of support and a lot more accepted
- Teens who say social media has been mostly negative for them cite screen time issues, mental health concerns and online drama as the main reasons why
- Teen girls more likely than teen boys to say what they see on social media makes them feel overwhelmed by drama, excluded by friends or worse about their life
- Hispanic teens more likely than White teens to think their parents are extremely worried about them using social media
- Roughly four-in-ten teens say teens’ experiences on social media are better than parents think
- Majority of teens feel little to no control over the information social media companies collect about them or are uncertain about this
- Hispanic teens more likely than Black, White teens to be highly concerned about the amount of information social media companies might know about them