More than one in 10 adolescents worldwide showed signs of a problematic relationship with social media, according to a report published Thursday by the World Health Organization.

The study was conducted between 2021 and 2022 and examined the technology use of nearly 300,000 children ages 11, 13, and 15 from 44 different countries in Europe, Central Asia, and Canada.

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