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Is Social Media Ruining Our Kids Summary

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English Editorial In the article “Is social media ruining our kids?” Potarazu states that social media is making kids become depressed and unplugged from reality. Now that kids have smartphones and tablets, they can hang out in the “dangerous corner” without even leaving their room. Pew Research Center found that 92% of teens go online a day, and 24% say they’re online “constantly”. Children are beginning to isolate themselves from the real world, and just stay inside all day on their electronic devices. A survey of nearly 80,000 college students found that 54% reported overwhelming anxiety and 32.6% “felt so depressed that it was difficult to function”. The statistics are horrifying, and we can only blame ourselves for it. “#Being 13: Inside
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