Harmful Smartphone and Social Media Use by Children |
Smartphones and social media use have many harmful effects on children and teens including compromised sleep.
Legislation in many countries is aimed at limiting social media use.
Tech companies have some solutions built into their devices, but they are not enough to solve the problem.
Battles between governments and tech companies have begun to emerge.
In my last post, I wrote about Australia’s bold experiment to ban social media use for children under sixteen. A few days ago, Spain announced a similar ban, the first country in Europe to do so. More than a dozen other countries are considering similar measures. Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said “Social media has become a failed state, where laws are ignored, and crimes are tolerated.” He added “We will protect them from the digital Wild West.” Elon Musk responded on his........