I had several conversations with delegates at the Librarian conference on Saturday about the use of YouTube as a resource. The data represented in the 'Social media and young people's mental health and wellbeing' report was of particular interest as one of the pieces of information I put on display.
Question: How much do young people turn to YouTube for advice and support?
Question: Does the YouTube algorithm of suggested videos help or hinder somebody seeking help?
Tristan Harris would suggest otherwise - and after watching this I'm inclined to agree with him....
On a related note, in my presentation I told the story of my eldest child choosing our headmaster as his trusted adult above me and my wife. I wonder what the survey for the headline below would have said if it was 2000 eight or nine-year-olds? Does something happen in those teen years? I've probably got that to look forward to...