How young is too young? No such thing, apparently— Harvard Gazette

How young is too young? No such thing, apparently— Harvard Gazette

Health How young is too young? No such thing, apparently. Specialist outlines impact of screen time on developing brains, from toddlerhood to teen years Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer May 9, 2025 6 min read U.S. children aged 8 and younger spend 2½ hours a day on screens, with kids under 2 exceeding an hour each day, according to a recent report from Common Sense Media.  It’s data that Michael Rich,…

Of course we should ban under 16s from social media you fools!

How is this even a question? Of course we should ban under 16s from social media you fools! It is crack cocaine for the brain! They are insanely addictive attention harvesters using psychologically attuned hate algorithms that feed neurosis and depression. These social media networks have been built by people whose goal is unregulated profit via never ending attention, they enslave adults, they are mutating young people. Why are we all such slav…

Rock and a hard place: the under 16 social media ban

Given the complexities and conflict over privacy, can MPs be trusted to design a good law?