Social Media Nearly Ruined These Teens’ Friendship | PBS NewsHour

The addictive nature of social media doesn’t just have parents, lawmakers and advocates worried. Last year, more than half of U.S. teens said it would be difficult to give up social media, including TikTok and YouTube. In this episode of NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs series “Moments of Truth,” one teen and his friend faced this dilemma head-on with Instagram.

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