{"id":209242,"date":"2026-05-05T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/how-are-teenagers-using-social-media-high-school-students-open-up-about-apps-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:30:09","slug":"how-are-teenagers-using-social-media-high-school-students-open-up-about-apps-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/how-are-teenagers-using-social-media-high-school-students-open-up-about-apps-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"How are teenagers using social media? High school students open up about apps, AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlwt.com\/article\/teenagers-social-media-students-apps-artificial-intelligence\/71221597\">How are teenagers using social media? 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