Deeper questions about the place of social media in our society

TikTok's privacy and security issues may lead us to miss an arguably more important concern: the sheer impact on mental health and productivity caused by daily usage of the platform.

More frequent use of social media is associated with higher incidence of depression among Americans aged 19-32, with similar findings reported internationally, writes Katrina German is the founder of EthicalDigital.ca.Photograph by Solen Feyissa, Pexels.com

Opinion

BY KATRINA GERMAN

May 6, 2024

On April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill that would require ByteDance either to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese company within 270 days, or have the app blocked in the United States.

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