19
Mar
2026

What the World Happiness Report reveals about social media and the world’s happiest country

measurement cause and effect policy and interventions the future of wellbeing

Associated Press

Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 published Thursday.

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