What Do Americans Think Social Media Is Doing to Their Kids?

How Does Social Media Affect Youth Mental Health? What the People Say

Arizona has passed a new law targeting adults who encourage minors to commit suicide through social media and direct messages. What do Americans think about it? NTD’s Sam Wang took to the National Mall in… pic.twitter.com/GOolo1bM7x
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Street interviews on social media and youth mental health — prompted by Arizona's new law targeting adults who encourage minors to commit suicide v, National Mall, Washington D.C., 2026. Featuring Americans at the National Mall, Washington D.C. As lawmakers move to regulate social media's impact on children, what actual parents and citizens think matters — and their answers are rarely what you'd expect.

Who: Americans at the National Mall, Washington D.C.

What: Street interviews on social media and youth mental health — prompted by Arizona's new law targeting adults who encourage minors to commit suicide via social media

Where: National Mall, Washington D.C.

When: 2026

Why: As lawmakers move to regulate social media's impact on children, what actual parents and citizens think matters — and their answers are rarely what you'd expect.

Source: X — @NTD_Live

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