Anxious, depressed, isolated and worthless – that’s how the DeKalb County School District said its 91,000 students increasingly feel. From TikTok to YouTube, Georgia’s third-largest school district points to a US$4mil (RM16.43mil) social media addiction problem.
Now, paired with new research from the University of Georgia, phone use is back at the forefront of conversation this holiday season. Parents of preteens will likely see smartphones topping Christmas wish lists – often not for the first time.
