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U.S. Surgeon General’s Urgent Call for Social Media Reform -Protecting Youth Mental Health

In June 2024, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, called for warning labels on social media platforms, to lower the threat posed to children. The SG’s call elevated a critical conversation about a looming global problem of mental health in adolescents, associated with social media. In the U.S., a nation that fervently champions theContinueContinue reading “U.S. Surgeon General’s Urgent Call for Social Media Reform -Protecting Youth Mental Health”

Keeping Up With the Digital Explosion

We no longer live in the information age — we live in an age of information overload. To succeed, we must use technology to connect, engage, and innovate every day. New, affordable technologies and the internet have revolutionized communication. Everyone now creates and shares content. Li and Bernoff (2008) aptly describe this shift as informationContinueContinue reading “Keeping Up With the Digital Explosion”