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Signal Nearly half of young people wish social media had never existed, yet stay

Summary

Close to half of young people say they would prefer social media had never been invented, but network effects make leaving costly enough that almost none do - the lock-in pattern Eurasia Group expects AI to repeat faster.

Classification

Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-25)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:53

Evidence 1

Part of trends 1

Directly linked issues 0

No objects.

Relation types: supports

Public id: fm-29592aebc546