by Riyo Winckel — Positive and negative talk, social media, and self-perceptions are all things our society has to deal with under the concept of body image.
Tag: social media
![Graphic: A boy and a girl lean on a phone, while looking at phones. Hearts and thumbs up float up from their phones.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/social-media-addiction-graphic.webp)
by Braige Beus — Social media affects everyone’s modern life. Everyone is on it. It is, however, a big distraction from everyday life.
![Graphic: A smart phone.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/social-media_-.-graphic.webp)
by Andres Nevarez — Some parents use screen time on apps or they take their kids’ phones away. Getting parents involved with screen time is actually a good thing.
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The Byway — SB-104 seeks to protect minors from online pornography by requiring tablets or smartphones to automatically enable a filter blocker.
![A group of young girls sits on a couch looking at a phone.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/looking-at-a-phone-crt-cottonbro-studio-scaled-e1688150850199.jpg)
by Emma Wilde — Making memories doesn’t come from sitting on the couch and scrolling through TikTok. Great memories come from going out, meeting new people.
![Graphic: various young people check their social media apps for likes and followers.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/social-media.png)
by Ari Hurdsman — In the beginning social media was a great way to stay in contact with long distance relationships, but nowadays it just brings mental drain.
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The Byway — Chris Stewart intends to introduce legislation making it illegal for social media platforms to provide access to children under 16.
![Governor Cox at the social media and mental health symposium.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/governor-cox-at-mental-health-symposium-e1674335003912.jpeg)
by Abbie Call — With research beginning to show multiple negative effects of social media use for teens, Utah lawmakers are looking into what can be done.
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by Hailee Eyre — Every social media user knows it has pros and cons. But we would do better to learn how to make it a positive force in our lives.
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by AJ Martel — In a world caught off guard by food and energy costs, unrest has sprung up over the globe, notably in a number of Dutch farmer protests.