“Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media” Screening
Free screening — seating is limited to 95 and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Show your Summit badge to enter.
“Can’t Look Away” is a powerful documentary that exposes the hidden dangers of social media and its devastating effects on young users.
The film unpacks how algorithm-driven engagement contributes to increased anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation among youth, while also highlighting online exploitation, drug selling to minors, privacy violations and the lack of corporate accountability. Through expert insights and real-life stories, “Can’t Look Away” urges audiences to rethink the role of social media in shaping mental health.
This film serves as both a wake-up call and a tool for education and awareness, equipping parents, educators and community leaders with the knowledge and strategies that can help them push for safer digital environments.
Keena McAvoy of Smartphone Free Childhood US will introduce the film, giving an update on the recent verdicts of the social media lawsuits in California and New Mexico, continuum of harms from addictive, compulsive use, and the power of collective action.