According to a survey conducted in March 2023, 42 percent of adults aged 61 to 70 years in the United States believed that the invention of social media had a negative impact on humanity. Overall, the majority of U.S. adults said that the invention of social media was a bad thing.
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YouGov. (March 3, 2023). Share of adults in the United States who believe that social media is bad for humanity in 2023, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1473259/us-adults-views-on-social-media-by-age/
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Share of adults in the United States who believe that social media is bad for humanity in 2023, by age [Graph], YouGov, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1473259/us-adults-views-on-social-media-by-age/
