{
  "id": 14153478,
  "title": "Likes, trolls and self-doubt: The hidden mental health cost of social media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/likes-trolls-and-self-doubt-the-hidden-mental-health-cost-of-social",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-13-likes-trolls-and-self-doubt-the-hidden-mental-health-cost-of-social-media/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "From body shaming and online criticism to the pressure of keeping up with picture-perfect lives, three South African content creators share how social media affected their mental health.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "The monetisation of mental health",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/the-monetisation-of-mental-health",
        "published": "2026-10-13T09:44:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}