Anses Finds Social Media Harms Teen Mental Health

France's health agency Anses publishes a five-year expert appraisal, 'The Effects of Social media use on teenagers’ mental health', linking platform design and algorithms to worsened adolescent outcomes. The report identifies dark patterns, personalization and attention-capturing interfaces associated with anxiety-depressive disorders, suicidal thoughts, substance use and sleep disruption, and urges technical safeguards and age-protective configurations for under-18 users.