‘This Is Not the End’: Experts Welcome Meta’s New Teen Protections, With Caveats

August 28, 2026

Our GoodforMEdia Co-Founder, Vicki Harrison, shares her perspective in the San Francisco Chronicle on Meta’s new teen protections and what these changes could mean for youth mental health.

The article also features GoodforMEdia Youth Leader Kareem who shares how his relationship with social media has evolved over time and why he sees potential in some of the new protections.

Social media can offer connection, community, and support but healthier digital environments require more than asking young people to exercise self-control. They require thoughtful platform design, stronger guardrails, ongoing research, and meaningful youth voices at the table.

👉 Read the full story in the San Francisco Chronicle