Social media smarts could make you less susceptible toย skin cancerย asย new researchย shows that media literacy skills can help change peopleโs attitudes about what is believed to be the โtanned ideal.’
Conducted by theย University of South Australia, the research tested the ability of social media to influence peopleโs perceptions of tanning, finding that the greater an individualโs ability to critically access and evaluate social media posts, the less likely they were to idealize a golden tan.