The iPhone 5 (2010) introduced a front-facing camera, making selfies easy and accessible to teenagers for the first time, which combined with Facebook's acquisition of Instagram (2012) led to a massive surge in girls adopting Instagram and social media, with mental health epidemics beginning the very next year (2013)
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“in 2012 um Facebook buys Instagram which is what leads to it a huge surge in popularity that's when all the girls hear about it that's when all the girls go on it and the very next year is when the mental health epidemic Begins”
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UBC Phil Lind Initiative 2023 Presents: Jonathan Haidt— UBC School of Public Policy and Global AffairsCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:15:40 AM
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