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A free weekly newsletter where Jon Haidt and his team make sense of how technology is reshaping society — and offer practical guidance on how we can respond. Click to read After Babel, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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Does Early Access to Social Media Harm Later Learning? New Evidence from Italy
Introduction by Jon Haidt and Zach Rausch:While our primary focus in the past has been on social media and mental health, in the last two years, major declines in test scores in countries around the world have drawn increasing attention to the effects of
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Australia's Social Media Policy Is Succeeding
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. But if that first step is hard, then you should quit."- Attributed to Lao Tzu, except for the second sentence, which was added by some critics of the Australian social media law.Australia did the w
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Why Did We Let Big Tech Take Over Education?
Introduction by Jon Haidt: Tipping points. One happened for phone-free schools in 2025 across the US and around the world. One is happening now, in 2026, for raising the age for social media accounts to 16 around the world.And my prediction is that one wi
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What Does a 13-Year-Old See on Snapchat in a Normal Week?
Introduction from Zach Rausch and Jon Haidt:Today, we are sharing an important essay from Brooke Istook, President of the Heat Initiative, whose two recent reports, "The Hidden Dangers of Snapchat for Kids: Experiences of Snapchat Users Ages 10-17,"create
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Teen Girls' Suicide Rates Are Rising In Many Countries Around The World
Introduction from Zach Rausch: One of the puzzles we've been piecing together here on After Babel is to what extent the youth mental health crisis extends beyond the United States. (We previously published a four-part series on the topic looking at the fi
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