What we found is noteworthy, but probably not surprising: Media use has grown faster since the start of the pandemic—over a two-year period—than it had over the previous four years. But this report goes a few steps further by exploring the content behind those numbers: how kids are spending that time, and how their engagement with media makes them feel. And that is where the findings become a lot more nuanced. 

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