I think there's ample lived experience showing that larger groups of adolescent human beings can be hateful towards people who are different in any way.

In the past, young people were unable to escape this while at school, but once the school day was over they at least had a reprieve until the next school day.

With social media, there is no longer any down time. You are vulnerable to harassment all the time.

I think there is a reason that Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Sundar Pichai, and others limited screen time for their own kids.