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103: NYT’s Jeremy Peters on Dominion v. FOX

The Al Franken Podcast

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Is Facebook Really Responsible for the Mental Health Crisis in America?

Sally Kohn: Social media is responsible for a mental health crisis among America's teenagers, especially teenage girls who look at images of girls they think are prettier or are better than them in some way. She says people want provocative content, they want stuff that makes them angry, they wantstuff that makes them feel envious. "What percentage of the people who attacked the Capitol on January 6 got that stuff online? I'm sure a lot of them," she said.

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