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Sextortion, Suicide, Drug Dealing: How Social Media Is Harming Our Teens

Season 2025 Episode 7216 | 17m 43s

Every new digital advancement means a new way to impact the lives of children. The new documentary “Can’t Look Away” exposes the real-life consequences of these kinds of technologies. Filmmaker Perri Peltz and lawyer Matthew Bergman join Hari Sreenivasan to share the stories of the parents taking social media companies to court.

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