VOX ATL Teens: 5 Tips For Having A Healthy Relationship With Social Media

“With teens, there is a level of validation. For example, if they don’t get a certain amount of likes on a post, they delete it. But social media shows you only what the person wants you to see so you can’t compare yourself to their ideal image that they have created. That’s just one version of themselves,” says Teyonna Ridgeway, social media specialist.

Maya Masters-Fairman / Courtesy of VOX ATL

By Lala Tolbert, Queenstar Mensah, रूद्राक्ष Bhukhanwala, and Maya Masters-Fairman, VOX Media Cafe reporters

I’ve been in a relationship for nine years now. We spend about 32 hours a week together.

My phone and I are practically inseparable.