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Mike Dunleavy: “Social media promised us connection and the ability to productively engage with each other in life’s joyful and mundane…”

On the recordAugust 31, 2026
Social media promised us connection and the ability to productively engage with each other in life’s joyful and mundane moments. What social media gave us was a generation of children scarred by bullying, harassment, doom-scrolling and predation.
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Mike Dunleavy
Republican · Alaska

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Commenting on the impact of social media on children.

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