Haidt has been credited with helping inspire Australia’s nationwide teen social media ban. It quickly became a central rallying cry of the social media backlash. He has joined forces with bereaved parents who are fighting tech companies in court. The book posits that the rise of social media and smartphone use is largely to blame for the prominent decline in teen mental health since 2010. His name comes up unprompted in conversations with people in power who say his book opened their eyes to an online crisis.
What if social media isn’t hurting kids. .
