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By Design?

Certain kids are vulnerable to social media’s impacts.

Aired 03/13/2025

Rhode Island PBS Weekly

By Design?

Clip: Season 6 Episode 11 | 11m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Certain kids are vulnerable to social media’s impacts.

Tik Tok. Instagram. Discord. Chatting. Posting. Watching. Innumerable platforms and activities make up what we call “social media.” So when we talk about social media’s impacts on mental health, what elements are actually putting teens at risk? Isabella Jibilian unpacks this question with RI students, a parent, and experts to investigate how social media can influence the wa

Aired 03/13/2025

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