Social media must be made less addictive, says watchdog Social media firms need to limit features that hook youngsters on devices, Children's Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has said. June 12, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44452265
Facebook may add 'your time' tool to fight social media addiction Will a daily tally get you to take a break? June 22, 2018 https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-may-add-your-time-tool-to-fight-social-media-addiction/
Social media apps are 'deliberately' addictive to users July 4, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44640959
Social media guidelines for young people to be drawn up September 30, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45696988
Facebook and Instagram don't wreck kids' lives, claims new study So many researchers have claimed that social media is ruining children's lives. Researchers from the University of Oxford differ May 16, 2019 https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-and-instagram-dont-wreck-kids-lives-claims-new-study/
Well, you can only verify that claim in 20 or so years. But given how many people born before the social media era are not having amazing emotional journeys anyway, social media might be an enhancer of the problem but not the source of it. Mrk
There was a time when the novel was considered harmful to young people, and before that the theatre was blamed for causing plagues.
Humans are flawed, they are so flawed that they don't even recognize their flaws and blames others for it.
Parents need to slap these devices out of their kids hands & tell them to go play outside you ungrateful ****.
Like most studies I'm sure it was commissioned by someone with a financial interest in the "results".
Children aged five and under at risk of internet addiction – Barnardo's Charity’s report into effects of technology on under-18s warns of threat to mental health June 11, 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/society...under-at-risk-of-internet-addiction-barnardos
Sen. Hawley Introduces Legislation to Curb Social Media Addiction July 30, 2019 https://www.hawley.senate.gov/sen-hawley-introduces-legislation-curb-social-media-addiction The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (SMART) Act (PDF - 42.1 KB): http://go.usa.gov/xyF9q Digital Trends: Sen. Josh Hawley wants to ban infinite scroll and autoplay videos
Social media stress can lead to social media addiction August 27, 2019 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190827125559.htm