In striking new statistics, experts warn of social media's growing grip on young people, with use among children and teens soaring by more than 200% since before COVID and showing no sign of decline.
  • Reading for fun: The proportion of children who never read for fun increased from 11% to 53%
  • Arts participation: Those who never took part in arts activities rose from 26% to 70%
  • Music: Students who never joined extracurricular music increased from 70% to 85%
  • Social media use: Daily users jumped more than 200%, from 26% to 85%, while non-users plummeted from 31% to just 3%.
  • Pechente@feddit.org
    5·
    20 days ago

    It’s quite unfortunate that this was during the lockdown. Especially for activities that involve interacting with people in the real world, the numbers might be skewed.

    • Rimu@piefed.socialOPMEnglish
      2·
      20 days ago

      These changes have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, even three years after restrictions were lifted