Who's responsible for our kids' social media?

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

According to social psychologist Jonathan Haid, social media platforms should be held accountable

for the damage they caused teenage girls, and he offers many reasons why.

In one study, young women were told to use either Instagram, Facebook, or play a simple video game.

After just seven minutes of scrolling, the Instagram users in particular showed decreased

body satisfaction and a negative emotional state. This isn't because of how much time they spent

on the site, but because of its design. By focusing on body image, it creates a trap that young

people can't escape. Instagram, he writes, looms in a girl's mind even when the app is not open,

driving hours of obsessive thought, worry, and shame.

Even worse, hate argues the big tech execs have known about this effect for years, but haven't done anything to stop it.

So they should be held accountable.

He's right, but don't forget it starts with parents.

We shouldn't just look to the state to do what God has tasked parents with first to fight for the hearts and minds of our kids.

I'm John Stone Street.