Techdirt Podcast: What An Actual Expert Thinks About Kids & Social Media
Techdirt June 18, 2024
Filed in: Technology
NSCA member and Professor of Psychological Science and Informatics at UC Irvine Candice Odgers talks with podcast host Michael Masnick about the research into youth mental health and social media use—and how blaming tech could cause us to miss the real challenges young people face.
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