Teen internet safety has remained a global hot topic, with Australia planning to enforce a social media ban for under-16s starting on Wednesday. The impact of social media on teen mental health has been extensively debated ' some studies show how online communities can improve mental health, while other research shows the adverse effects of doomscrolling or spending too much time online. The U.S. surgeon general even called for social media platforms to put warning labels on their products last year. Pew found that 97% of teens use the internet daily, with about 40% of respondents saying they are 'almost constantly online.' While this marks a decrease from last year's survey (46%), it's significantly higher than the results from a decade ago, when 24% of teens said they were online almost constantly. About three in 10 U.S. teens are using AI chatbots every day, the Pew study reveals, with 4% saying they use them almost constantly. Fifty-nine percent of teens say they use ChatGPT,...
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