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Up to 7 Hours a Day on Social Media: Report Links Heavy Use to Poorer Teen Wellbeing

Summary by The Independent
OXFORD: The World Happiness Report, published on Thursday (March 19), shows a link between heavy social media use among teenagers and a threat to their well-being. On average, teenagers in the United States are spending almost five hours each day on social media: two hours on YouTube, 1.5 hours on TikTok, and another hour on Instagram. Even more alarmingly, 25 per cent of 13 and 14-year-old Americans spend seven or more hours a day on social med…
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The disturbing findings of the World Happiness Report.

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Jenny broke the news in on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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