Scrolling Through Their Childhood: Social Media’s Deep Impact on Coming Generations

In the digital world we live in today, social media’s effect on children has exceeded that of schools and family gatherings. Social media’s reach has now widened to screens stuck to the hands and faces of children. Visualise a world where shares and likes are able to structure a child's moral values and political views and comprehend how this digital age is shaping the minds of generations to come, while we will probe deeper into the appealing and turbulent clash of social media with childhood.   The fascinating increase in children using social media lately compared to previous years can be attributed to several developments, the most significant of which is increased internet access and relaxed age restrictions. Social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram have lowered age restrictions, allowing users to create profiles at a younger age, providing children a space to create, share, and comment.   !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r