Social Media Use Under 16

Do the benefits of teens/tweens Under 16 using social media outweigh its dangers?

OVERVIEW Articles: Contain information to be used as text evidence for either argument:

"Teens and Technology." Gale In Context Online Collection, Gale, 2024. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/HJTSON691780311/MSIC?u=mech31013&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=9ee51463. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
"Teens and Social Media." Gale In Context Online Collection, Gale, 2024. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/UJOSED107635018/MSIC?u=mech31013&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=762d5614. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
Common Sense Media, and University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. “A Week in the Life of a Young Person's Smartphone Use.” Common Sense Media, https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/2023-cs-smartphone-research-report_final-for-web.pdf. Accessed 3 December 2024.
"Utah Social Media Ban Legislation Passed, March 23, 2023." Historic U.S. Events, Gale, 2024. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/HJCVAM339123632/MSIC?u=mech31013&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=d1e44d17. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

Side #1 YES

Rutledge, Pam. “Why Proposed Social Media Bans Won’t Keep Your Kids Safe.” Fielding Graduate University, 5 May 2023, https://www.fielding.edu/why-proposed-social-media-bans-wont-keep-your-kids-safe/. Accessed 3 December 2024.

Przybylski, Andrew. “A social media ban for children would actually solve nothing. Here's why.” BBC Science Focus, 27 February 2024, https://www.sciencefocus.com/comment/social-media-ban-children. Accessed 3 December 2024.

Weir, Kirsten. “Social media brings benefits and risks to teens. Psychology can help identify a path forward.” American Psychological Association, 1 September 2023, https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/09/protecting-teens-on-social-media. Accessed 3 December 2024.

Statistics -- nearly 95% of teens have smartphones

Anderson, Monica, et al. “Teens, Social Media and Technology 2023.” Pew Research Center, 11 December 2023, https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/12/11/teens-social-media-and-technology-2023/. Accessed 3 December 2024.

Benefits

Anderson, Monica, et al. “Screen time: US teens' and parents' experiences, approaches.” Pew Research Center, 11 March 2024, https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/03/11/how-teens-and-parents-approach-screen-time/. Accessed 3 December 2024.

Side #2 NO

"American Psychological Association Issues Its First Health Advisory on Social Media Use in ..." HealthDay TV [English], 10 May 2023. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CT749666827/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=84008c92. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

"Can You Protect Your Kid's Mental Health by Limiting Social Media Use?" HealthDay TV [English], 20 June 2023. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CT755041507/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=809e0116. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

"Mental health experts warn of social media's impact on teens." All Things Considered, 12 Sept. 2024, p. NA. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A808523099/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=a10d5122. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

Anderson, Monica, and Michelle Faverio. “Social media policies for minors: What US adults and teens think.” Pew Research Center, 31 October 2023, https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/31/81-of-us-adults-versus-46-of-teens-favor-parental-consent-for-minors-to-use-social-media/. Accessed 3 December 2024.

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