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The New York Times
Article
iPads in Kindergarten, YouTube on Breaks: The School Screen-Time Battle.
ReadThe Sacramento Bee
Article
Gov. Gavin Newsom endorses social media ban for children younger than 16.
ReadYouTube
Video
Dr. Horvath testifying that screen time hurts kids’ cognitive development.
WatchCBS News
Article
France’s Macron pushes for fast-track ban on social media for kids under 15
French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process so a ban on social media for children under 15 can take effect at the start of the next school year.
ReadBBC News
Article
Australia has banned social media for kids under 16. How does it work?
Under-16s in Australia have been banned from major social media services including TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads. The ban is the first of its kind.
ReadCNN
Article
Don’t give children under age 13 smartphones, new research says
A study found that using smartphones before age 13 could damage kids’ mental health.
ReadWhat we are reading
Book
Hot off the press
The Digital Delusion by Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath
How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids’ Learning, and How to Help Them Thrive Again.
ReadThe Free Press
Essay
Jonathan Haidt: Why the World Is Drawing a Line on Social Media for Kids
What looked politically impossible just months ago has become a global movement to restrict kids’ access to social media. Here’s how it happened.
ReadThe New York Times
Opinion
The Screen That Ate Your Child’s Education
The standardized test scores of American students had been rising for decades. Then they began to slide, dropping to their lowest point in two decades in 2023 and 2024.
ReadThe New York Times
The Upshot
How Much Screen Time Is Your Child Getting at School? We Asked 350 Teachers.
Even as schools have banned phones, a Times survey shows how the pandemic-era practice of giving students their own laptops and tablets is here to stay.
ReadThe Atlantic
Essay
Can Gen Z Get Rid of Its iPhones?
My dumbphone does what an app could never do.
ReadAligned organizations
MAMA!
Movement
Mothers Against Media Addiction
A grassroots movement of parents and allies fighting back against media addiction and creating a world where real-life experiences and interactions remain at the heart of a healthy childhood.
VisitCommon Sense Media
Nonprofit
Kids’ safety and well-being first
A nonprofit that protects and prepares kids for an always-on world, working with families, educators, and policymakers toward a safer, healthier childhood.
VisitKids IRL
Marin County
Keeping digital tech in check
A Marin County-wide effort to roll out digital tech more slowly to our children, so screens don’t crowd out essential childhood activities. By changing local norms together, we reduce pressure on parents and kids.
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