Social media for teens

I've noticed these last few weeks there's been an increase in ads on TV and social for new settings for teen accounts on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.As a parent on the threshold of having a teen in the house, I'm half expecting the request for access to these platforms will come thick and fast as high school life takes hold.So far, we've relented on letting our eldest have a phone (my old iPhone). We've kept the apps on there fairly limited. Just the ability to message with friends and a few other apps and it's all limited to a set time of day (the new features announced this week will be great to tailor these settings even further). But one rule we've stood by so far is no social media.These ads haven't done much to move the dial for me either. The features they're pushing are certainly beneficial, things like age-appropriate content and limiting who they can interact with. But I'm yet to see anything on what I think is the bigger long-term danger: the endless scroll.I've…