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ADDICTION<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Social networks and self-esteem&nbsp;: <span class=\"hl\">what Instagram and TikTok<\/span> do to our teens<\/h1>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n      <span>\ud83d\udcc5 March 2026<\/span><br \/>\n      <span>\u23f1 17 min read<\/span><br \/>\n      <span>\u270d\ufe0f By the DYNSEO team<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-hero-curve\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<article class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"toc\">\n<h4>\ud83d\udccb Table of contents<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#identite-ado\">Adolescence, a time for identity building<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#comparaison-sociale\">Social comparison: normal, then toxic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#monde-filtre\">A filtered world presented as real<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#like-estime\">Likes as a measure of value<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fomo\">FOMO: the fear of being excluded<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#corps\">Body image: between impossible ideals and shame<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#harcelement\">Cyberbullying and social networks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tiktok-specifique\">TikTok: a special case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#parents-que-faire\">What parents can do concretely<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#profs-medialiteracy\">Media education in class<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<pee>\u00ab&nbsp;She looks at other people&#8217;s photos and then she cries in front of her mirror.&nbsp;\u00bb This sentence is lived by thousands of parents. Not because their daughter is fragile or immature \u2014 but because she is a teenager, her brain is wired for social comparison, and social networks are comparison machines operating 24\/7.<\/pee>\n<pee>This is not a marginal phenomenon. Research published in the last ten years converges on a troubling finding&nbsp;: the intensive use of social networks \u2014 particularly among girls aged 12 to 16 \u2014 is correlated with a significant increase in anxiety, depression, and body image disorders. Understanding the mechanisms allows for action \u2014 not guilt.<\/pee>\n<h2 id=\"identite-ado\">1. Adolescence, a time for identity building<\/h2>\n<pee>Adolescence is the time when everyone builds their answer to the question \u00ab&nbsp;who am I?&nbsp;\u00bb This construction involves comparison to others \u2014 it&#8217;s normal, it&#8217;s even essential. The teenager needs to position themselves in relation to their peers to define their own identity contours. They seek to belong, to be recognized, to exist in the eyes of others.<\/pee>\n<pee>Social networks do not create this need. They amplify and distort it. They transform a normal social comparison \u2014 limited, reciprocal, rooted in a shared reality \u2014 into a permanent, asymmetrical comparison, based on carefully constructed and filtered representations.<\/pee>\n<h2 id=\"comparaison-sociale\">2. Social comparison: normal, then toxic<\/h2>\n<pee>Before social networks, a teenager compared themselves to a few dozen people in their immediate surroundings \u2014 people they saw in real life, with their imperfections, their bad days, their ordinary moments. This comparison was limited and mutually vulnerable.<\/pee>\n<pee>On Instagram or TikTok, they compare themselves to thousands of profiles \u2014 many of which are professional or semi-professional content creators, whose online life is a marketing construct. The comparison becomes radically asymmetrical&nbsp;: <strong>the real daily life of the teenager against the best of the filtered lives of others<\/strong>. No normal teenager can win this comparison.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"article-quote\">\n  <pee>\u00ab&nbsp;I knew it was false. I knew they used filters. But my brain didn&#8217;t know that. When I saw their photos, I physically felt that I was less good. Even knowing it was staged.&nbsp;\u00bb<\/pee>\n<div class=\"quote-author\">\u2014 L\u00e9a, 16 years old, high school student<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"monde-filtre\">3. A filtered world presented as real<\/h2>\n<pee>Beauty filters \u2014 available with a click on Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok \u2014 smooth the skin, enlarge the eyes, refine the face, elongate the legs. They produce an image that resembles no real human being \u2014 and that the teenager sees hundreds of times a day, on faces that look like theirs but more \u201c&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;\u201d.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"mecanisme-card\">\n<div class=\"mecanisme-icon\">\ud83e\ude9e<\/div>\n<div class=\"mecanisme-content\">\n<h4>The &#8220;Snapchat dysmorphia&#8221; syndrome<\/h4>\n<pee>Dermatologists and plastic surgeons have been reporting a new phenomenon for several years&nbsp;: teenagers who come for consultations showing their own filtered photo and asking to look like that. Not like a celebrity \u2014 like themselves, but improved by an algorithm. The filtered image has become the beauty reference.<\/pee>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mecanisme-card\">\n<div class=\"mecanisme-icon\">\ud83c\udfad<\/div>\n<div class=\"mecanisme-content\">\n<h4>The staging of the ideal life<\/h4>\n<pee>Beyond physical appearance, social networks present lives \u2014 outings, vacations, friendships, experiences \u2014 carefully selected to show the best. The Saturday night of the teenager who stays home to work does not exist on Instagram. The Saturday night of everyone else \u2014 outings, parties, laughter \u2014 is perfectly documented. Normal solitude becomes unbearable in the face of this illusion of permanent collective happiness.<\/pee>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"like-estime\">4. Likes as a measure of value<\/h2>\n<pee>The like system is one of the most insidious mechanisms of social networks for adolescent self-esteem. Posting a photo and waiting for likes is exposing a fragment of oneself to a quantified public judgment. A number. Fewer likes than expected \u2014 and this is information that the adolescent brain immediately interprets&nbsp;: I am less loved, less interesting, less beautiful than others.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"soft-box\">\n  <pee><strong>What research says about likes.<\/strong> Brain imaging studies have shown that the adolescent brain processes received likes as a social reward \u2014 with activation of the reward circuit similar to that observed during face-to-face social approval. And the absence of expected likes activates the same areas as social rejection. For an adolescent brain whose need for belonging is at its peak, this is an emotionally intense experience \u2014 repeated dozens of times a day.<\/pee>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"fomo\">5. FOMO: the fear of being excluded<\/h2>\n<pee>FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) is a well-documented phenomenon among adolescent social media users. It refers to the anxiety generated by the perception that others have a richer, more fun, more fulfilling social life than their own.<\/pee>\n<pee>Instagram stories \u2014 ephemeral, in real time \u2014 are particularly generating of FOMO. Seeing friends together in real time without being invited, seeing a party they did not attend, seeing a group from which they feel excluded \u2014 these experiences, which existed before social networks but often remained invisible, are now documented and broadcast live in the pocket of every teenager.<\/pee>\n<h2 id=\"corps\">6. Body image: between impossible ideals and shame<\/h2>\n<pee>The impact of social networks on adolescents&#8217; body image \u2014 particularly for girls \u2014 is one of the effects best documented by research. An internal Facebook study (published against its will in 2021) concluded that Instagram \u201c&nbsp;worsens body image for 1 in 3 girls&nbsp;\u201d and was \u201c&nbsp;toxic for teenage girls&nbsp;\u201d according to the report&#8217;s own terms.<\/pee>\n<pee>TikTok and Instagram massively disseminate bodies that correspond to very narrow beauty standards \u2014 thin, toned, cellulite-free, hair-free, with perfect skin. These bodies are often the result of filters, cosmetic surgery, Photoshop, and a professional investment in appearance. The adolescent who sees them daily integrates them as a reference of normality \u2014 and experiences themselves as abnormal in comparison.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"parent-box\">\n<div class=\"parent-box-label\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67 For parents<\/div>\n<div class=\"parent-box-title\">\u00ab&nbsp;My daughter hasn&#8217;t eaten since she started following these accounts.&nbsp;\u00bb<\/div>\n<pee>Eating disorders have significantly increased since the advent of social networks. The algorithms of TikTok and Instagram can push towards accounts promoting extreme diets, even behaviors like \u201c&nbsp;pro-ana&nbsp;\u201d (promotion of anorexia), from innocuous searches.<\/pee>\n  <pee>If you observe changes in your child&#8217;s eating habits, an obsession with their body, recurring negative comments about their appearance \u2014 take this seriously. And check what they follow on social networks.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"prof-box\">\n<div class=\"prof-box-title\">\u2726 For teachers<\/div>\n<pee>Students who eat little or nothing in the cafeteria, who make comments about their bodies in class or among themselves, who seem concerned about their weight \u2014 signals that deserve to be reported to the school life or the school nurse. The link with social networks is often present.<\/pee>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"harcelement\">7. Cyberbullying and social networks<\/h2>\n<pee>Social networks are the main ground for cyberbullying \u2014 and cyberbullying has devastating effects on the self-esteem of victims. Negative comments on a photo, visible exclusion from a group, mockery broadcast on a large scale, organized \u201c&nbsp;raids&nbsp;\u201d to flood an account with hostile messages \u2014 these forms of psychological violence reach adolescents where they are most vulnerable&nbsp;: in their need for recognition and belonging.<\/pee>\n<pee>The peculiarity of cyberbullying compared to traditional school bullying is its permanent and invasive nature. It invades the supposedly protected space of home. It is often anonymous, making confrontation impossible. It is documented and reproducible, with evidence that the victim can view hundreds of times. And it sometimes mobilizes many silent witnesses, whose silence can be experienced as a form of approval.<\/pee>\n<h2 id=\"tiktok-specifique\">8. TikTok: a special case<\/h2>\n<pee>TikTok deserves specific attention. Its recommendation algorithm is considered the most powerful of the major platforms for its ability to capture and maintain attention. In just a few days of use, it precisely profiles the user&#8217;s interests and vulnerabilities \u2014 and sends them perfectly calibrated content to maximize time spent.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"key-points\">\n<h3>\u2726 What makes TikTok particularly concerning for teens<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The hyper-stimulating short format<\/strong> \u2014 videos of 15 to 60 seconds that train the brain for fragmented attention and an inability to engage with long content<\/li>\n<li><strong>The ultra-personalized algorithm<\/strong> \u2014 which can quickly push towards content about body image, diets, anxiety, eating disorders if the user shows even fleeting interest<\/li>\n<li><strong>The mirror effect<\/strong> \u2014 the ability to film oneself and compare their own image to that of popular creators in real time<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total accessibility<\/strong> \u2014 no account required to watch, endless content available, no friction to consumption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"parents-que-faire\">9. What parents can do concretely<\/h2>\n<pee>In the face of social networks, the parental temptation is often either total prohibition (ineffective and counterproductive past a certain age) or resignation (\u201c&nbsp;there&#8217;s nothing we can do&nbsp;\u201d). There is a path between the two \u2014 which involves curiosity, dialogue, and some concrete rules.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"key-points\">\n<h3>\u2726 Concrete actions for parents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Take an interest in what the teen is watching<\/strong> \u2014 not to monitor, but to understand. \u201c&nbsp;What are you watching right now on TikTok?&nbsp;\u201d opens a conversation that \u201c&nbsp;Put your phone down&nbsp;\u201d shuts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decode content together<\/strong> \u2014 watch a video with the teen and ask questions&nbsp;: \u201c&nbsp;Do you think this is their real life? Do you think they really look like that?&nbsp;\u201d without judging the content<\/li>\n<li><strong>Name social comparison<\/strong> \u2014 \u201c&nbsp;Do you compare yourself to the people you follow? How do you feel afterwards?&nbsp;\u201d The teenager who can name what is happening within them is less vulnerable to its effects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audit followed accounts<\/strong> \u2014 suggest (not impose) unfollowing accounts that systematically generate negative comparison or bad emotions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set limits on nighttime usage<\/strong> \u2014 no social networks after 9:30 PM is a simple, applicable rule, and its effects on sleep and mood can be measured in a few weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"profs-medialiteracy\">10. Media education in class<\/h2>\n<pee>Schools have a role to play \u2014 not to ban social networks, but to train discerning users. Media and information education (EMI) is on the curriculum \u2014 but it is still too little focused on the psychological and algorithmic mechanisms of contemporary platforms.<\/pee>\n<pee>Simple classroom activities can develop a critical eye&nbsp;: analyzing how a photo is constructed before publication, comparing the real life of a content creator with their online presence, identifying algorithmic manipulation mechanisms, or discussing their own experiences of social comparison \u2014 in a secure space where speaking is possible. 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<div class=\"article-hero-curve\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<article class=\"article-body\">\n\n<div class=\"toc\">\n  <h4>\ud83d\udccb Table of Contents<\/h4>\n  <ol>\n    <li><a href=\"#identite-ado\">Adolescence, a time for identity building<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#comparaison-sociale\">Social comparison: normal, then toxic<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#monde-filtre\">A filtered world presented as real<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#like-estime\">The like as a judge of value<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#fomo\">FOMO: the fear of being excluded<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#corps\">Body image: between impossible ideals and shame<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#harcelement\">Cyberbullying and social networks<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#tiktok-specifique\">TikTok: a special case<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#parents-que-faire\">What parents can do concretely<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#profs-medialiteracy\">Media education in the classroom<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u00ab&nbsp;She looks at other people's photos and then she cries in front of her mirror.&nbsp;\u00bb This sentence is experienced by thousands of parents. Not because their daughter is fragile or immature \u2014 but because she is a teenager, her brain is wired for social comparison, and social networks are comparison machines operating 24\/7.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is not a marginal phenomenon. Research published in the last ten years converges on a troubling finding&nbsp;: the intensive use of social networks \u2014 particularly among girls aged 12 to 16 \u2014 is correlated with a significant increase in anxiety, depression, and body image disorders. Understanding the mechanisms allows for action \u2014 not guilt.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"identite-ado\">1. Adolescence, a time for identity building<\/h2>\n\n<p>Adolescence is the time when everyone builds their answer to the question \u00ab&nbsp;who am I?&nbsp;\u00bb This construction involves comparing oneself to others \u2014 it\u2019s normal, it\u2019s even essential. The teenager needs to position themselves in relation to their peers to define their own identity contours. They seek to belong, to be recognized, to exist in the eyes of others.<\/p>\n\n<p>Social networks do not create this need. They amplify and distort it. They transform a normal social comparison \u2014 limited, reciprocal, rooted in a shared reality \u2014 into a permanent, asymmetrical comparison, based on carefully constructed and filtered representations.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"comparaison-sociale\">2. Social comparison: normal, then toxic<\/h2>\n\n<p>Before social networks, a teenager compared themselves to a few dozen people in their immediate surroundings \u2014 people they saw in real life, with their imperfections, bad days, and ordinary moments. This comparison was limited and mutually vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n<p>On Instagram or TikTok, they compare themselves to thousands of profiles \u2014 many of which are professional or semi-professional content creators, whose online lives are a marketing construct. The comparison becomes radically asymmetrical&nbsp;: <strong>the real daily life of the teenager against the best of the filtered lives of others<\/strong>. No normal teenager can win this comparison.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article-quote\">\n  <p>\u00ab&nbsp;I knew it was false. I knew they used filters. But my brain didn't know that. When I saw their photos, I physically felt that I was less than them. Even knowing it was staged.&nbsp;\u00bb<\/p>\n  <div class=\"quote-author\">\u2014 L\u00e9a, 16 years old, high school student<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"monde-filtre\">3. A filtered world presented as real<\/h2>\n\n<p>Beauty filters \u2014 available with one click on Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok \u2014 smooth the skin, enlarge the eyes, refine the face, and elongate the legs. They produce an image that resembles no real human being \u2014 and that the teenager sees hundreds of times a day, on faces that look like theirs but more \u201c&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"mecanisme-card\">\n  <div class=\"mecanisme-icon\">\ud83e\ude9e<\/div>\n  <div class=\"mecanisme-content\">\n    <h4>The \"Snapchat dysmorphia\" syndrome<\/h4>\n    <p>Dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons have reported a new phenomenon for several years&nbsp;: teenagers coming to consultations showing their own filtered photo and asking to look like that. Not like a celebrity \u2014 but like themselves, only improved by an algorithm. The filtered image has become the beauty reference.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mecanisme-card\">\n  <div class=\"mecanisme-icon\">\ud83c\udfad<\/div>\n  <div class=\"mecanisme-content\">\n    <h4>The staging of the ideal life<\/h4>\n    <p>Beyond physical appearance, social networks present lives \u2014 outings, vacations, friendships, experiences \u2014 carefully selected to show the best. The Saturday night of a teenager who stays home to study does not exist on Instagram. The Saturday night of everyone else \u2014 outings, parties, laughter \u2014 is perfectly documented. Normal solitude becomes unbearable in the face of this illusion of permanent collective happiness.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"like-estime\">4. The like as a judge of value<\/h2>\n\n<p>The like system is one of the most insidious mechanisms of social networks for teenage self-esteem. Posting a photo and waiting for likes exposes a fragment of oneself to a quantified public judgment. A number. Fewer likes than expected \u2014 and this is information that the teenage brain immediately interprets&nbsp;: I am less loved, less interesting, less attractive than others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"soft-box\">\n  <p><strong>What research says about likes.<\/strong> Brain imaging studies have shown that the teenage brain processes received likes as a social reward \u2014 with activation of the reward circuit similar to that observed during face-to-face social approval. And the absence of expected likes activates the same areas as social rejection. For a teenage brain whose need for belonging is at its peak, this is an emotionally intense experience \u2014 repeated dozens of times a day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"fomo\">5. FOMO: the fear of being excluded<\/h2>\n\n<p>FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) is a well-documented phenomenon among teenagers using social networks. It refers to the anxiety generated by the perception that others have a richer, more fun, more fulfilling social life than their own.<\/p>\n\n<p>Instagram stories \u2014 ephemeral, in real-time \u2014 are particularly generating of FOMO. Seeing friends together in real-time without being invited, seeing a party they didn't attend, seeing a group they feel excluded from \u2014 these experiences, which existed before social networks but often remained invisible, are now documented and broadcast live in the pocket of every teenager.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"corps\">6. Body image: between impossible ideals and shame<\/h2>\n\n<p>The impact of social networks on the body image of teenagers \u2014 particularly girls \u2014 is one of the effects most documented by research. An internal study at Facebook (published against its will in 2021) concluded that Instagram \u201c&nbsp;worsens the body image of 1 in 3 girls&nbsp;\u201d and was \u201c&nbsp;toxic for teenage girls&nbsp;\u201d according to the report's own terms.<\/p>\n\n<p>TikTok and Instagram massively disseminate bodies that correspond to very narrow beauty standards \u2014 thin, toned, cellulite-free, hairless, with perfect skin. These bodies are often the result of filters, cosmetic surgery, Photoshop, and a professional investment in appearance. The teenage girl who sees them daily integrates them as a reference of normality \u2014 and experiences herself as abnormal in comparison to them.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"parent-box\">\n  <div class=\"parent-box-label\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67 For parents<\/div>\n  <div class=\"parent-box-title\">\u00ab&nbsp;My daughter hasn\u2019t eaten since she started following these accounts.&nbsp;\u00bb<\/div>\n  <p>Eating disorders have significantly increased since the advent of social networks. The algorithms of TikTok and Instagram can lead to accounts promoting extreme diets, or even \u201c&nbsp;pro-ana&nbsp;\u201d behaviors (promotion of anorexia), from innocuous searches.<\/p>\n  <p>If you notice changes in your child's eating habits, an obsession with their body, recurring negative comments about their appearance \u2014 take it seriously. And check what they follow on social networks.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"prof-box\">\n    <div class=\"prof-box-title\">\u2726 For teachers<\/div>\n    <p>Students who eat little or not at all in the cafeteria, who make comments about their bodies in class or among themselves, who seem concerned about their weight \u2014 signals that deserve to be reported to the school life or the school nurse. The link with social networks is often present.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"harcelement\">7. Cyberbullying and social networks<\/h2>\n\n<p>Social networks are the main ground for cyberbullying \u2014 and cyberbullying has devastating effects on the self-esteem of victims. Negative comments on a photo, visible exclusion from a group, mockery spread on a large scale, organized \u201c&nbsp;raids&nbsp;\u201d to flood an account with hostile messages \u2014 these forms of psychological violence reach teenagers where they are most vulnerable&nbsp;: in their need for recognition and belonging.<\/p>\n\n<p>The particularity of cyberbullying compared to traditional school bullying is its permanent and invasive nature. It invades the supposedly protected space of home. It is often anonymous, making confrontation impossible. It is documented and reproducible, with evidence that the victim can view hundreds of times. And it sometimes mobilizes many silent witnesses, whose silence can be experienced as a form of approval.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"tiktok-specifique\">8. TikTok: a special case<\/h2>\n\n<p>TikTok deserves specific attention. Its recommendation algorithm is considered the most powerful among major platforms for its ability to capture and maintain attention. In just a few days of use, it accurately profiles the user's interests and vulnerabilities \u2014 and sends them perfectly calibrated content to maximize time spent.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"key-points\">\n  <h3>\u2726 What makes TikTok particularly concerning for teens<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>The hyper-stimulating short format<\/strong> \u2014 videos of 15 to 60 seconds that train the brain for fragmented attention and the inability to engage with long content<\/li>\n    <li><strong>The ultra-personalized algorithm<\/strong> \u2014 which can quickly push towards content about bodies, diets, anxiety, eating disorders if the user shows even fleeting interest<\/li>\n    <li><strong>The mirror effect<\/strong> \u2014 the ability to film oneself and compare their own image to that of popular creators in real-time<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Total accessibility<\/strong> \u2014 no account required to watch, endless content available, no friction to consumption<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"parents-que-faire\">9. What parents can do concretely<\/h2>\n\n<p>In the face of social networks, the parental temptation is often either total prohibition (ineffective and counterproductive past a certain age) or resignation (\u201c&nbsp;there's nothing we can do&nbsp;\u201d). There is a path between the two \u2014 which involves curiosity, dialogue, and some concrete rules.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"key-points\">\n  <h3>\u2726 Concrete actions for parents<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>Take an interest in what the teen is watching<\/strong> \u2014 not to monitor, but to understand. \u201c&nbsp;What are you watching right now on TikTok?&nbsp;\u201d opens a conversation that \u201c&nbsp;Put your phone down&nbsp;\u201d shuts down.<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Decrypt content together<\/strong> \u2014 watch a video with the teen and ask questions&nbsp;: \u201c&nbsp;Do you think this is their real life? Do you think they really look like that?&nbsp;\u201d without judging the content<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Name social comparison<\/strong> \u2014 \u201c&nbsp;Do you compare yourself to the people you follow? How do you feel afterwards?&nbsp;\u201d The teenager who can name what is happening within them is less vulnerable to its effects.<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Audit followed accounts<\/strong> \u2014 suggest (not impose) unsubscribing from accounts that systematically generate negative comparison or bad emotions<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Set limits on nighttime usage<\/strong> \u2014 no social networks after 9:30 PM is a simple, applicable rule, and its effects on sleep and mood can be measurable in a few weeks<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"profs-medialiteracy\">10. Media education in the classroom<\/h2>\n\n<p>Schools have a role to play \u2014 not to ban social networks, but to train discerning users. Media and information education (EMI) is on the agenda \u2014 but it is still too little focused on the psychological and algorithmic mechanisms of contemporary platforms.<\/p>\n\n<p>Simple activities in class can develop critical thinking&nbsp;: analyzing how a photo is constructed before publication, comparing the real life of a content creator with their online presence, identifying algorithmic manipulation mechanisms, or discussing their own experiences of social comparison \u2014 in a safe space where speaking is possible. 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