Use fines from eu social-media act to fund research on adolescent mental health
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Despite equivocal evidence, risks such as cyberbullying and exposure to inappropriate content have sparked a global debate about possible links between social-media use and deteriorating
adolescent mental health (see C. L. Odgers _Nature_ 628, 29–30; 2024). Arguments also continue about whether social-media use is addictive, and what responsibility the industry bears for
creating immersive platforms that result in prolonged time spent online (C. Montag and J. D. Elhai _Curr. Addiction Rep._ 10, 610–616; 2023). COMPETING INTERESTS The authors declare no
competing interests.