In my English Composition class, we discuss developing technology and spend time talking about the pull of social media. Estimates are that by 10 years of age, 42% of American children have a phone. And my students already know the data – social media stresses you out, it can make teenagers depressed, it makes conversations in real life awkward. There have been many articles about how tech workers in Silicon Valley ban or limit social media for their own children, even as they sell it to ours. It’s a start, but perhaps it is time for another conversation: to mandate an age limit for smartphones.

Source: Daily Sun December 31, 2023 15:25 UTC