Complaints about student debt relief scams are increasing as the date approaches for borrowers to restart payment on their student loans after more than a three-year pause.

In December 2018, John Legend joined then-newly elected U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to criticize the exploitation of congressional interns on Capitol Hill, most of whom worked for no pay.

Legend’s timing was ironic.

In March, Symplicity, a maker of software for universities to manage student experiences, surveyed over 3,700 college students nearing the point where they will be looking for jobs. More than 90% of the students rated job stability, salary, and work/life balance as most important. The results were consistent with the company’s 2022 survey on what students value the most in a job.

In May, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a new advisory on the effects social media usage can have on teen mental health, specifically calling attention to the way it can perpetuate body dissatisfaction, disordered eating behaviors and social comparison in adolescent girls.