Our mission is to develop tools and resources to help people cultivate a capacity for critical thinking, media literacy, and reflective thought.

THE TIKTOK CHALLENGE: CURBING SOCIAL MEDIA’S INFLUENCE ON YOUNG MINDS

A new report from Reboot explores how TikTok influences its youngest users and their understanding of news, especially as it relates to science, news, and democracy.

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REBOOT'S POSITION ON CHILDREN AND SOCIAL MEDIA

As a foundation created to elevate critical thinking and reflective thought, we recognize that there is a danger in giving a government more control over what people in a free society can see, hear, and say. But it is clear from our research into social media and children that it is time for action.

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Social media and mental health

People aren’t willing to stop scrolling even though they acknowledge social media harms their mental health.

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SCIENCE FICTIONS

Low science knowledge, poor critical thinking linked to conspiracy beliefs

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MISINFORMED & MISLED: MISTRUST AND DISINFORMATION FRUSTRATE VOTERS

A Reboot study found that people don’t have the tools or skills needed to identify election misinformation.

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Critical thinking is the skill that makes us human, the one capacity that truly distinguishes us as a species. It is also something we can learn and get better at over time.

— Helen Lee Bouygues, Reboot president — Tweet