Lauren Greenfield explores social media's impact on teens in new docuseries

Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield has created a new docuseries, *Social Studies*, which explores the online lives of Los Angeles high school students. This project follows her concerns about social media's impact on her son’s mental health during the pandemic. Greenfield spent 150 days filming students discussing themes like bullying, body image, and mental health. She found that many teens shared similar experiences, revealing a hidden burden they felt about their online lives. The series comes as discussions about social media's effects on youth intensify. Greenfield plans to screen the documentary for tech companies, highlighting the potential dangers of social media algorithms on teenagers' well-being.