# @usatoday on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@usatoday/video/7660569738254306590
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67613311-usatoday-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b7a3bae7d0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T16:43:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USA TODAY (@USATODAY) — https://gondola.cc/USATODAY

## Caption

She has had a smartphone for half her life – amounting to over two years of screen time. Twenty-four-year-old USA TODAY youth mental health reporter Rachel Hale (@rachelhalereporting) is not alone in her dependence and comfort with the technology. #genz #smartphone #socialmedia

## Stats

- **Views:** 4,021
- **Likes:** 334
- **Shares:** 20
- **Comments:** 53

## Tags

smartphone, genz, socialmedia

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