Dr. Phil Today Tuesday February 7, 2023, on CBS

Dr. Phil Today Tuesday February 7, 2023, on CBS. Cece, a senior in high school, claims she developed a dependency on social media at the age of 12. She alleges Instagram’s secretive algorithms led her down a dangerous path that ultimately resulted in an eating issue. For “causing and contributing to a rising mental health crisis among children and teens,” Cece and her mother Candace sued Instagram’s parent company, Meta, last year.

Many specialists have warned of a correlation between excessive use of social media and mental health problems in youngsters, but they say the major social media corporations have not been held accountable for this. One other mom, Linda, thinks her daughter’s eating condition was caused by the content from social media that was automatically fed to her when she was 23.

Meet Ian, a dad whose daughter committed suicide in 2017 due to “depression and the negative effects of online content.” She was 14 years old. In addition, the latest research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate is discussed, which may cause some concern among parents thanks to comments by the center’s CEO, Imran Ahmed.

Also, Dr. Erlanger “Earl” Turner and Kati Morton, two mental health professionals, offer guidance on how to approach social media with your children.
Airdate: Tuesday February 7, 2023 at 3.00pm on CBS.

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