Christian Apologetics Resources
Week 11 – Social Media
Week 11 – Social Media
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Synopsis
The US Government reports that suicide accounts for almost half of deaths in teens and young adults which has been connected to increased social media use. The Christian family, church, and community have an important role to play in stopping and reversing this trend.
Further Study
A Christian Worldview of Social Media
Research Resources
- Rothwell, J. (October 27, 2023). Parenting mitigates social media-linked mental health issues. Gallup. Survey conducted between June 26–July 17, 2023, with responses by 6,643 parents living with children between ages 3 and 19, and 1,591 teens living with those parents. https://news.gallup.com/poll/513248/parenting-mitigates-social-media-linked-mental-health-issues.aspx.
- Rothwell, J. (2023). How parenting and self-control mediate the link between social media use and mental health. https://ifstudies.org/ifs-admin/resources/briefs/ifs-gallup-parentingsocialmediascreentime-october2023-1.pdf.
- 7 Do’s and Don’ts for the Christian on Social Media
Mental Health
- Frances Haugen says Facebook's algorithms are dangerous. Here’s why. | MIT Technology Review
- Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study
- Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show
- 'You have blood on your hands' : Sen. Lindsey Graham blasts CEO Mark Zuckerberg as audience cheers
- Just How Harmful Is Social Media? Our Experts Weigh-In.
- Is social media bad for you? The evidence and the unknowns
- (17943) Why your phone is making you sad - YouTube
- Pros & cons: impacts of social media on mental health | BMC Psychology | Full Text
- Social Media and Youth Mental Health - sg-youth-mental-health-social-media-advisory.pdf
- Why young brains are especially vulnerable to social media
- Big Tech, Families, and the Role of Government
- 15 Dangers of Social Media & How to Avoid Them
- The link between loneliness and technology
Sleep Disorders
How Teenage Phone Use Is Affecting Their Sleep | Health HiveSocial Media Addiction
- Worldwide Social Media Addiction Statistics in 2024
- (17943) Social Media Addiction: The Story and Solutions | Dr Christian Heim - YouTube
- How Social Media Affects Your Teen’s Mental Health: A Parent’s Guide > News > Yale Medicine
- (17943) Are Screens As Addictive As Drugs? Teens, Kids and Even Toddlers Addicted to Tech | Documentary - YouTube
- (17941) Mobile Addiction and it's effect in children | Dr. Priyanka Jain (English) - YouTube
- (17941) Internet addiction disorder affecting toddlers | 60 Minutes Australia - YouTube
- (17941) 6 Harmful Effects Of Mobile/Screen Addiction on Kids - YouTube
Phone Addiction
- What Phone Addiction Looks Like in Teens and How To Help
- Viral Video of a Child Addicted to Smart Phones and Internet | Unbelievable Stories | TV5 News - YouTube
- Phone Addiction? | What Kids Don't Want You to Know - YouTube
- The Truth About Smartphone Addiction (MUST WATCH) - YouTube
- Cell Phone Addiction | Tanner Welton | TEDxLangleyED - YouTube
Challenges and Incitements
- What Is Fairy Flying on TikTok? It's a Dangerous New Trend
- FairyFlying TikTok Trend With Over 66M Views Raises Self-Harm Concerns
- Disturbing TikTok #fairyflying trend: Pretending to hang yourself: 'This is getting too real'
- Influencer spikes friends' drinks with candy in TikTok
- What Is the Benadryl Challenge? Experts Explain Why TikTok Users May Be Facing Severe Health Risks
- A 13-year-old died in Ohio after participating in a Benadryl TikTok ‘challenge’ | CNN
- What Is The Bizzare 'Scarf Challenge' Going Viral Across TikTok? The Dangerous Online Trend Explained | Know Your Meme
- The Blackout Challenge | Know Your Meme
- Condom Challenge | Know Your Meme
Bullying, Threatening, and Reputation Damage
- https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it
- https://www.eschoolnews.com/top-news/2015/09/24/digital-citizenship-244/
- https://www.internetsociety.org/learning/digital-footprints/
- https://www.missingkids.org/NetSmartz/home
- https://sos.fbi.gov/en/
Pornography
- Help in the Midst of the Pornography Plague
- The Misguided Effort to Tame Pornography
- Does the Law Already Ban Porn?
- BreakPoint: Educational Pornography?
- Pornography Use Among Young Adults in the United States
- Internet Pornography by the Numbers
- Porn Addiction
- Child sexual offences jump 57% in 5 years
- Children's commissioner: Pornography affecting 8-year-olds' behaviour
- Commercial sexual exploitation of children
- Child pornography
Privacy
- Children's Privacy | Federal Trade Commission
- Social media companies failed to protect children, teens from online dangers, FTC report reveals
- FTC report: Social media, streaming companies engaged in mass surveillance, failed to protect kids
- FTC Issues Orders to Nine Social Media and Video Streaming Services Seeking Data About How They Collect, Use, and Present Information | Federal Trade Commission
- FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens | Federal Trade Commission
- Social media companies, video streaming services engage in "vast surveillance" of users, FTC says - CBS News
- How tech companies and apps are tracking kids' data : NPR
- Social Media’s Shocking Data Harvesting & Sharing Practices Exposed - Techlicious
- Who Is Collecting My Kid's Data, And What Are They Doing With It? | Common Sense Media
- Meta collected children’s data from Instagram accounts, unsealed court document alleges | CNN Business