Teen “addiction” to social media is a new extension of typical human engagement. Their use of social media as their primary site of sociality is most often a byproduct of cultural dynamics that have nothing...

Teens’ use of social media is significantly shaped by race and class, geography and cultural background [boyd, danah , “An Old Fogey’s Analysis of a Teenager’s View on Social Media,” Medium, January 12, 2015].

There’s a reason why researchers and organizations like Pew Research are doing the work that they do — they do so to make sure that we don’t forget about the populations that aren’t already in...