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Social Media has consumed the lives of teenagers, look at some of the effects here.

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¨Short answer, yes. I also think that you guys are in tune with where technology is going and it's not something that we had.¨ -Personal Interview

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“Technology can cause depression because social media shows things such as what the ´perfect body´ looks like so many people get picked on for being too fat or too skinny.” -NewsfieldPress

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¨Relationship issues – If you have to constantly ask your partner to put their phone away, or if you find that you’re out to dinner with friends and can’t seem to stop checking your phone, it can be detrimental to building genuine relationships.¨ -Psych Central

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Social Media Causes Depression Anxiety & low Self Esteem | Youkeyy

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Is Social Media Hurting Your Mental Health? | Bailey Parnell | TEDxRyersonU

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¨Teenagers may induce anxiety from worrying about why they’re not invited to a party they see on Facebook or Instagram. It’s what our culture has called “fear of missing out” or FOMO. Teens use social media believing it’s what connects them to others, when in fact it takes them out of the present moment and their life.¨ -BHope

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“Participants who used seven to 11 platforms had 3.1 times the odds of reporting higher levels of depressive symptoms than their counterparts who used zero to two platforms. Those who used the most platforms had 3.3 times the odds of high levels of anxiety symptoms than their peers who used the least number of platforms.”- University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute

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"Do you know that no one has ever hurt me as much as you did?"

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¨Studies have shown that girls will also spend a lot of time trying to construct the perfect post of themselves, worrying they won’t be accepted by their friends.” - BHope

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“The pressure to look perfect to impress new peers, not to speak of friends and family back home, can be even greater.” -Child Mind Institute