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Shields Gazette11d
Social media: How algorithms hook children into harmful thinking - and 5 ways parents can help them be safer
Social media platforms and other sites and apps will soon need to make key changes to keep children safer online Currently, many algorithms ... that might be, for example, making boys suspicious ...
Milton Keynes Citizen11d
Social media: How algorithms hook children into harmful thinking - and 5 ways parents can help them be safer
Social media platforms and other sites and apps will soon need to make key changes to keep children safer online Currently, many algorithms use triggering ... being bombarded by content that might be, ...
Ottawa Citizen on MSN11d
Aaron and Munter: Let’s take the pledge to give our kids a smartphone-free childhood
For example, recent CHEO research demonstrated the link ... the most sophisticated technology to get into our children’s ...
Raised by the algorithm. The next generation crave positive experiences
Marketers love to talk about the effectiveness of emotional storytelling in advertising. But we don’t always bring the same ...
Hinsdale native’s youth online safety coalition works with parents, others to push for accountability from social media giants
Zamaan Qureshi, co-chair of Design It For Us, said young people must speak out about social media harms so that authority ...
Opinion: Why California needs to penalize social media for teen eating disorders
The mother of a young woman induced into anorexia by Instagram and TikTok videos argues in favor of a pending state law ...
The Nation26d
The Creator of “Adolescence” Backs a Social Media Ban for Kids—but It’s the Wrong Move
The two most popular platforms among 13-to-17-year-olds are YouTube and TikTok, both of which use algorithms that are as powerful as they are dangerous. YouTube, for example, recommends right ...
10 reasons why banning social media for New Zealanders under 16 is a bad idea – and will affect adults too
There is global interest in limiting social media access for young people. But the arguments for a ban for people under 16 ...