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Overuse of social media can impact mental health

Facebook announced it will pause development of its Instagram Kids program, aimed children under the age of 13 after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company's internal research found young people, particularly teenage girls,feel the negative affects of social media more. Derek Thompson, a journalist for The Atlantic, joined CBSN to discuss Instagram Kids and his piece comparing social media overuse to alcohol addiction.
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