Steve Thompson PhD<p>Adolescence reveals a terrifying truth: smartphones are poison for boys’ minds</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/23/adolescence-reveals-a-terrifying-truth-smartphones-are-poison-for-boys-minds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/mar/23/adolescence-reveals-a-terrifying-truth-smartphones-are-poison-for-boys-minds</span></a></p><p>When a Netflix drama highlights how online influencers can turn a teenager into a killer, it’s time to rethink social media</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SOCIALMEDIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOCIALMEDIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TOXICITY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TOXICITY</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NETFLIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NETFLIX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SMARTPHONES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SMARTPHONES</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ADOLESCENCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADOLESCENCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VIOLENCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIOLENCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRESS</span></a></p>