While the excessive use of social media is associated with many difficulties in daily life (including mental health problems), the topic can be overemphasised in the media, and there is no reason to consider social media use in itself as the root cause of problems in daily life.

The episode is based on this academic publication: Rozgonjuk, D., Täht, K., Sinivee, R. & Murumaa-Mengel, M. (2023). Social media use and mental health. In: M Sisask, K. Konstabel, K. Pärna, D. Kutsar, K. Tiidenberg, H. Sooväli-Sepping (Eds.). Estonian Human Development Report 2023. Mental Health and Well-Being. Estonian Cooperation Assembly.