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Canadian Teens Have Some of the Lowest Levels of ‘Problematic’ Social Media Use in the World: McGill Study

Canadian Teens Have Some of the Lowest Levels of ‘Problematic’ Social Media Use in the World: McGill Study

Last updated: February 14, 2026 1:48 am
By Chandra Philip
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Canadian Teens Have Some of the Lowest Levels of ‘Problematic’ Social Media Use in the World: McGill Study

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Canadian teens are among the least likely in the world to report high levels of “problematic” social media use, according to a new study from McGill University.

The study, conducted by Zékai Lu, a PhD student in McGill’s department of sociology, looked at data from 171,500 adolescents across 41 countries, and compared their social media use and health indicators.

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