Conspiracy theory time: Social media is being blamed for a mental disorder epidemic in order to justify cracking down on the free flow of information.

On a more serious note:

> The patterns are nearly identical in the UK and Canada, and the trends are similar though not identical in Australia and New Zealand. We do not yet see signs of similar epidemics in continental Europe or in East Asia, although I have not yet found good data from those regions.

East Asia population are aggressive consumers of social media. If they are not getting depressed from it, then the Anglosaxon (which seems to be suffering from this crisis) should look elsewhere.

> The “eyewitness testimony” confirms the academic findings: social media is a culprit

Cool science.