24-year-old started a global social media detox after the deaths of friends: ‘My goal is that young people don't feel like victims to this technology’
- Posted on January 9, 2026
- By CNBC
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24-year-old started a global social media detox after the deaths of friends: ‘My goal is that young people don't feel like victims to this technology’

Maddie Freeman says she grew up addicted to social media. In college, she says she realized it had been fueling her generation's mental health crisis.