What is happening on teenage social networks?

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What is happening on teenage social networks?

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By: Emmanuelle Bastide

2 min

Tiktok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, ... social networks play an important part in the lives of adolescents. 

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In France, according to a recent survey by the Génération Numérique association, 63% of children under 13 have an account on at least one social network. The numerical majority being however fixed at 15 years. Discussion, exchange of photos, videos, games ... New spaces for dialogue are now possible on the web far from the eyes of adults. A privileged online world that can turn into a real trap for young people in the midst of a period of construction. Different studies alert, for example, to the negative impact of Instagram on the image and well-being of young girls. The use that teens make of social networks also raises questions. As evidenced by the phenomenon of # anti2010 harassment in France, born from the online video game Fortnite, and of which some sixth graders were victims at the start of the school year.What Really Goes On Teenage Phones? Should we ban them from social networks?  

With :

Michael Stora

, psychologist and psychoanalyst, specialist in addictions and digital technology.

Judith Duportail

, journalist, author of the

available on Arte radio and podcast platforms and several books on social networks including

 and 

Elodie Gentina

, professor-researcher in marketing at the Institute of Scientific Economics and Management (IÉSEG School of Management).

Generation Z specialist (between 11 and 25 years old)

A focus from

, RFI correspondent in Beijing, China, where there are more than a billion people connected.

And where the Chinese authorities have taken drastic measures.

The Chinese version of Tik Tok is now limited to 40 minutes per day for those under 14 and the online game Fornite is now inaccessible.

Musical programming:

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- Angèle  

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