Zilberman surveyed over 1,000 teenage girls nationwide to better understand today’s mental health crisis. The results revealed some common contributors to negative mental health, one being social media, which prompted her to delete her own Snapchat and Instagram.<\/p>\n
“I decided that I can have agency with my own life, and I can do what I can and make my own life better,” she said.<\/p>\n
UNDER OATH, META’S ZUCKERBERG SHOWED WHY BIG TECH CAN’T POLICE ITSELF<\/a><\/p>\n Social media emerged as a driving factor behind many young girls’ mental health issues in Zilberman’s survey results. (AP Photo\/Kiichiro Sato, File)<\/p>\n Zilberman’s survey results detailed the swath of mental health struggles teen girls face in today’s world.<\/p>\n Approximately 60% reported frequently feeling overwhelmed, anxious or under pressure to be perfect. Nearly half reportedly considered self-harm in the past six months, while nearly 45% reported not feeling physically healthy and approximately 32% said they lacked a trusted adult they could consult.<\/p>\n “A lot of girls struggle with body image, and I saw that in my results, and I saw the struggles with body images tied to almost every single mental health outcome,” Zilberman shared.<\/p>\n BIG TECH’S TOBACCO MOMENT IS HERE \u2014 AND THE TRUTH ABOUT HARMING KIDS IS OUT<\/a><\/p>\n Shelby Knox, Amy Neville, Mary Rodee, Laura Marquez-Garrett, Sarah Gardner and Lennon Torres, families and supporters of victims, reacted outside Los Angeles Superior Court on Mar. 25, in Los Angeles after a jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in a lawsuit alleging their platforms contributed to harmful behaviors among young users. (Kayla Bartkowski\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/p>\n The data collected also indicated 52% of respondents were sleep-deprived \u2013 an issue Zilberman linked to late nights spent scrolling on social media.<\/p>\n That issue alone, she added, can contribute to a cascade of other problems.<\/p>\n “Sleep deprivation is also linked to higher stress, lower happiness, worse mental health overall,” she told “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Charlie Hurt.<\/p>\n “And when kids are staying up every night scrolling, that’s also a [negative] function of social media as well.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n Zilberman’s findings come as Silicon Valley faces a legal reckoning, after a landmark court decision found Meta and Google liable for designing features that contribute to compulsive use among young users.<\/p>\n Both tech giants have disputed the verdict<\/a> and pledged to appeal.<\/p>\n “We respectfully disagree with the verdict and are evaluating our legal options,” a Meta spokesperson said shortly after the verdict<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Social-Media-Parent-Tips.jpg\")
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