<p>Digital environments and social media have fundamentally transformed social interactions for young people, offering both opportunities and challenges for mental health. Individuals with social anxiety disorder, a condition characterized by an intense fear of negative evaluation in social situations, may be particularly vulnerable to the dynamics of these digital environments, which now constitute a large part of the social worlds of adolescents. This Perspective examines the intersection of computer-mediated communication and social anxiety in adolescence. We propose a framework that reconceptualizes the Clark and Wells cognitive model of social anxiety in light of the distinctive affordances of social digital environments. Specifically, we integrate the key components of the model by considering how digital contexts influence the interpretation of social cues, processing the self as a social object, the use of safety behaviors, and pre- and post-event processing. We outline directions for future research and clinical implications.</p>