We don't know how social media bans will affect youth but we're doing it anyway!

Around the world, governments are banning youth from social media. Proponents of bans claim that banning or restricting social media access is necessary to curb the youth mental health crisis and support youth wellbeing. Our review of experimental evidence from social media restriction studies shows that, to date, youth participants who would be subject to these bans have been excluded from research. We argue that bans are unlikely to eliminate or change social media use among youth in positive