There’s nothing new in claims that social media platforms as they target young users cause children a host of mental health issues, from unhappiness and depression to online bullying and even teen suicides.
But a Bloomberg News feature documentary, Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media, set to premiere April 4 on Jolt, has spotlighted a link between online drug dealers and social media algorithms that allow the sale of fake pills to young people online, and a resulting epidemic of drug overdose deaths.
“This is a public health crisis. We’re facing a mental health emergency. It is tied in many ways to social media,” Perri Peltz, who co-directs the feature doc with Matthew O’Neill, tells The Hollywood Reporter. Can’t Look Away will also have a theatrical run at DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema in New York City and will appear on Bloomberg Media platforms starting in July 2025.
The doc includes…
