Cenk Uygur
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How Facebook And Twitter Impact Your Mental Health
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May 20, 2017
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5:58Now PlayingSocial media is having a profound impact on the mental health of young people. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Amberia Allen, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you what’s happening. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“Four of the five most popular forms of social media harm young people’s mental health, with Instagram the most damaging, according to research by two health organisations.
Instagram has the most negative impact on young people’s mental wellbeing, a survey of almost 1,500 14- to 24-year-olds found, and the health groups accused it of deepening young people’s feelings of inadequacy and anxiety.
The survey, published on Friday, concluded that Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter are also harmful. Among the five only YouTube was judged to have a positive impact.
The four platforms have a negative effect because they can exacerbate children’s and young people’s body image worries, and worsen bullying, sleep problems and feelings of anxiety, depression and loneliness, the participants said.
The findings follow growing concern among politicians, health bodies, doctors, charities and parents about young people suffering harm as a result of sexting, cyberbullying and social media reinforcing feelings of self-loathing and even the risk of them committing suicide.”
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Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Amberia Allen
Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Amberia Allen
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