Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Surgen General Vivek Murthy beryllium astatine a table. US Sen. Dan Sullivan (left) and US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speak astatine a roundtable successful Anchorage addressing younker intelligence wellness successful Alaska. (Rachel Cassandra/Alaska Public Media)

Social media tin beryllium fun. But it tin besides beryllium dangerous, particularly for children and teenagers. A U.S. surgeon wide study recovered significant
links betwixt teen societal media use, eating disorders and assemblage dissatisfaction, particularly for teen girls. But a measure that would have 
banned Alaskans nether nan property of 14 from societal media stalled successful nan legislature. What controls are due for parents and what do young group deliberation astir it? We’ll inquire connected nan adjacent Talk of Alaska.

HOST: Lori Townsend

GUESTS:

  • Rep. Andrew Gray (D-Anchorage) – drafted a three-page societal media prohibition for children nether 14 modeled aft Florida law
  • Jen Gessert – Therapist specializing successful exertion addiction
  • Grace Fujimoto – King Tech School Student

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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 astatine 10:00 a.m. connected APRN stations statewide.

Lori Townsend is nan news head and elder big for Alaska Public Media. You tin nonstop her news tips and programme ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight astatine ltownsend@alaskapublic.org aliases telephone 907-550-8452.