The Case Against Social Media

Thank You, Frances Haugen

To celebrate “The Social Reckoning” and the five-year anniversary of Frances Haugen’s testimony, we link to eight essays we ran on After Babel that draw…

Oct 11 • Jon Haidt and Zach Rausch

Introducing the Tech & Society Lab at NYU Stern

Building a research program that keeps pace with technology as it changes childhood and society

Oct 5 • Zach Rausch and Jon Haidt

What Does a 13-Year-Old See on Snapchat in a Normal Week?

Two new studies show that kids and teens frequently encounter graphic violence, sexual content, and adult strangers on the app.

Jul 8 • Brooke Istook

Why You Should Be a Techno-Skeptic

My most urgent TED Talk yet.

Jun 2 • Jon Haidt

Don’t Let Big Tech Hide Behind a Rainbow Flag

Guest author Lennon Torres on why social media regulation is a prerequisite for LGBTQ safety.

Apr 17 • Lennon Torres

The Case Against Social Media: Seven Lines of Evidence

Your guide to the evidence that will help decide thousands of future court cases.

Apr 9 • Jon Haidt and Zach Rausch

Is Economic Deprivation the Real Cause of The Adolescent Mental Health Crisis?

Jean Twenge responds to the Nature review of The Anxious Generation

Apr 2, 2024 • Jean M. Twenge

Here are 13 Other Explanations for the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis. None of Them Work.

Only smartphones plus social media can explain the international collapse in the early 2010s.

Oct 24, 2023 • Jean M. Twenge

Kids Who Get Smartphones Earlier Become Adults With Worse Mental Health

New global study from Sapien Labs finds consistent links, stronger for girls

May 15, 2023 • Jon Haidt and Zach Rausch

Why Some Researchers Think I’m Wrong About Social Media and Mental Illness

Six propositions for evaluating the evidence.

Apr 17, 2023 • Jon Haidt

Academic Pressure Cannot Explain the Mental Illness Epidemic

It’s not the homework. It’s the phones.

Mar 15, 2023 • Jean M. Twenge

Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here’s the Evidence.

Journalists should stop saying that the evidence is just correlational

Feb 22, 2023 • Jon Haidt

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