Speaking as a scientist who's mostly interested in youth mental health and evidence-based policymaking in the digital age, I think this #YouthMentalHealth Advisory by @Surgeon_General and his team provides a pretty cool overview of the existing science. 🧵(1/7)
First, grounding. The @Surgeon_General doesn't mince words, technology and #YouthMentalHealth are impeded and inseparable from broader determinants. (2/7)
Second, realism. The @Surgeon_General is aware of this historic trends and our visceral reactions. Without being reactive, the report communicates why we link tech to #YouthMentalHealth. (3/7)
Third, dynamism. Instead of getting stuck at a dumb, yet insanely profitable, impasse over sloppy research practices the @Surgeon_General just cuts to the chase. (4/7)
Fourth, I think @Surgeon_General can get away with this because he knows the self-report data is just statistical noise mining at the point. Unless we step up evidence he's leaving society in a panic-doubt loop. (5/7)
Which is what I think makes, fifth, the demands on #BigTech somewhat radical (and kinda of cool). There is zero evidence for any of these, but they're statements of values! It's not backwards looking like the thought leaders (who can only turn back the 🕰️) it's a challenge (6/7)
Finally, none of this lets @Meta @YouTube @Snapchat @tiktok_us off the hook on #YouthMentalHealth science. Without getting hung up on junk science or fear mongering, the @Surgeon_General call to action is crystal clear. Give it a read! (🧵end)

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Dec 7, 2021
U.S. @Surgeon_General new #YouthMentalHealth Advisory says "Technology companies must step up and take responsibility for creating a safe digital environment for children and youth" and outlines four concrete steps to advance youth mental health science in the digital age. (1/6)
@Surgeon_General tells companies:"Be transparent and allow for independent researchers and the public to study the impact of company products on user health and wellbeing."

Step 1: Enable all users to donate their data, their online experiences, to independent researchers. (2/6)
@Surgeon_General says "Directly provide researchers with data to enable understanding of (a) subgroups of users most at risk of harm and (b) algorithmic design and operation."

Step 2: Don't stop at summary reports, the resolution of data needs to be suitable for science. (3/6)
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