On Tuesday 28 January, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality held a hearing on the impact of social networks on the mental health of young girls. The aim was to identify the problems posed by digital platforms for young generations of women, and to find solutions to the pressures they face.
“Social media has become a mirror in which everyone compares themselves. Young people aged 10 or 12 are living in an atmosphere of anxiety”,...