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Dead Wrong: Depressed About Social Media?

Social media is the new drug. We should keep it away from our kids. Research shows that those who use it more, become more depressed and insecure. Dead Wrong.

Johan Norberg — Aug 28, 2019

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    Johan Norberg is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is the author of, "Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future."

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