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Global Health – Social connections matter for health. Internet – For many, the internet is now essential for work, finding information, and connecting with others. Trust is crucial for community, wellbeing, and effective cooperation. Interpersonal Trust – Trust is an essential part of social connections. The causal effect that social media has on adolescent well-being is likely negative, but it is also likely heterogeneous across the population, and much smaller than newspaper headlines suggest.Social media platforms have transformed social connections around the world.This can be explained by the fact that loneliness and aloneness are not the same. Solitary living arrangements are becoming increasingly common around the world, but there is no evidence that self-reported loneliness is increasing over time.In particular, more research is needed to pin down the effect that loneliness has on life expectancy. Despite the clear link between social connections and well-being, more research is needed to understand causal mechanisms and effect sizes.