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Instagram, tiktok, these platforms can be and, you know, even as adults, we don't always necessarily feel great after we find ourselves doom scrolling and seeing how great a time people are having on social media, abby. >> donie, you've been following this for a long time. not the first time these companies have been accused of making their apps more addictive to young kids in ways that are perhaps detrimental to them. what's their response? >> reporter: the companies that responded so far have all said something along the lines of what you would expect, safety is important to us. children's s...

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Life. >> i am dr. sanjay gupta, host of cnn chasing life podcast, social media can help us connect with others. it can also lead to endless problems with mental health. because there is more going on in the brain than you may realize. this is our brain's reward system, it makes you happy, it makes you feel good, many social media apps are designed to continuously activate that circuit got over and over again. if you find yourself constantly thinking about social media you are not using it or you are scrolling more and more just to get to the same level of satisfaction, those can be important w...

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Extraneous information. >> this is eddie glaude. given the effects, what needs to take place to prevent our young people from being harmed in the ways that we see that they're being harmed? >> i believe we need to push for reforms of the platforms. but while we are waiting there are things that parents can do today. on the individual level such as between a parent and a child, sit and have a conversation, what is your media consumption plan. that means things like installing software on your child's phone that limits the number of hours a day they use social media. i think we can all agree kid...