Heavy social media use has contributed to 'worrying decline' in wellbeing in Western countries, report says.
Heavy social media use has contributed to ‘worrying decline’ in wellbeing in Western countries, World Happiness Report says.
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Social media has played a large role in declining happiness among young people in Western countries, a United Nations-backed report has found.
Heavy social media use partly explains a “worrying decline” in the wellbeing of young people in the West, the latest edition of the annual World Happiness Report said on Wednesday.
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