Carpenter says 2025 is shaping up to be "even more consequential" and "unpredictable" when it comes to social media.
Jeff Carpenter, William S. Long professor and professor of education, spoke with “Education Week” about the future of kids and social media.
Carpenter studies the use of social media by educators and said 2025 is going to be unpredictable. The U.S. surgeon general has recommended social media come with a mental health warning, which has been praised by many educators, according to “Education Week.”
“We are going to have this complicated federal context where the president owns a social media company, and one of his main associates owns another,” Carpenter told “Education Week,” referencing businessman Elon Musk who bought Twitter before changing the name to X. President-elect Donald Trump owns Truth Social.
Due to what Carpenter says may be a conflict of interest at the federal level, this could open the doors for social media regulations by state.
Read the full article in “Education Week.”