TikTok is rolling out a “well-being guide” in its Safety Center, a brief primer on eating disorders, expanded search interventions and opt-in viewing screens on potentially triggering searches. TikTok had announced that it is implementing new tactics to educate its users about the negative mental health impacts of social media. As TikTok unveils these changes, its competitor Instagram is facing scrutiny after The Wall Street Journal leaked documents that reveal its parent company Facebook’s own research on the harm Instagram poses for teen girls. How does social media affect our mental health ?

