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Interesting facts:
Parents of teenagers usually want to know what their little angels are doing online and when do they need to intervene. This desire for protection and safety goes to an extent, that applications for invading child's privacy are being developed. For further information please see:
https://www.teensafe.com/blog/true-facts-about-teens-and-media/

Even though the page advertises their app quite successfully, it is obvious that the real results of this kind of "monitoring" are not effective and the children can see this app running on their phones. They will be cautious about what they do on social media and the parents will end up where they started- simply trusting their children and giving them their privacy.

Studies:
If you are looking for interesting clinical studies about the imact of social media on children, this PDF available online will inform you about the origin of the media and the problems that children may face such as cyberbullying.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/4/800

And some positive perspective:
This article by Clive Thompson looks at the social media from positive perspective and points out some good sides of them.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/oct/05/teens-social-networking-good-for-them

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