Gen Z Activists and Allies Examine the Promise, Peril, and Future of Being Born Digital.

If technology’s promise to keep us more connected is real, then why is Gen Z considered the loneliest generation in America? Why is youth anxiety, stress, depression, and suicide increasing at alarming rates? What role did and should big digital media companies, governments, and schools play in reversing these trends?

Join Julia Hoppock (The Social Dilemma), Bob Wigley, (Born Digital), Jon Gedney (MTV News), and youth activists Lars Bjork (17), Maddie Freeman (19), Hannah Chung (17), and Aliza Kopans (17) for a lively and candid discussion about what this generation is doing to “mount a revolution against harms from technology and create the future that they deserve.” 

As MTV News recently posted, “The quantification of popularity on social media exploits our natural tendency for social comparison to create addiction for profit. It can make you the perfect target for advertisers... at the expense of your mental health and free will.”

This is a Mental Health Awareness Month Event.