Bloomberg reported:

The American Psychological Association has issued its first advisory on social media use in adolescence. What's most striking in its data-based recommendations is how little we really know about how these apps affect our kids.

The relative newness of platforms like Snapchat and TikTok means little research is available about their long-term effects on teen and tween brains. Getting better data will require significant funding — and much more transparency from tech companies.

Perhaps a lack of clear data is one reason that so much of the conversation around social media and kids leans on our personal experiences and attitudes. And so much of the available data is murky: There's plenty of correlative evidence that platforms like TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram can have a negative effect on kids' development, but very little causal data.

That doesn't mean that our assumptions about social media's deleterious effects on kids aren't true, or that parents don't have cause to worry. But it has led to an all-or-nothing discourse that often ignores the reality that social media isn't going away.

Biden Revokes COVID Travel, Federal Employee Vaccine Requirements
Reuters reported:

President Joe Biden on Tuesday revoked requirements that most international visitors to the United States be vaccinated against COVID-19 as well as similar rules for federal employees and contractors.