USA National Academies of Science reckons social media isn't that bad for teens

Techdirt reports on a huge study by the USA's National Academies of Science titled Social Media and Adolescent Health, that found "the committee's review of the literature did not support the conclusion that social media causes changes in adolescent health at the population level" - the opposite of popular thought, but confirming the conclusions of other studies and reports on the same topic. The report says it would like to see "more digital media literacy training in schools starting as early as kindergarten, and running through all years of schooling", specifically not recommending strict age verification, parent spyware or cutting kids off from social media - all things the eSaftey Commissioner and other policy makers keep pushing as solutions.