- Governments worldwide are implementing social media bans for children citing mental health and bullying concerns.
- Social media causes mental health issues among adults through upward social comparison and envy.
- Features like Stories and curated feeds amplify feelings of inferiority and loneliness.
- Alternative platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon improve privacy but still foster validation issues.
- Social media harms news consumption by spreading hyper-partisan and AI-generated fake content.
- Passive consumption is the core problem; solutions include removing apps and avoiding logged-in browsing.
- Global action to reduce social media addictiveness is lacking, so individual steps are recommended.