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At a preliminary Senate hearing today on the subject of potentially putting legislative limits on the persuasiveness of technology—a diplomatic way of saying the addiction model the internet uses to keep people engaged and clicking—Tristan Harris, the executive director of […]

YouTube executives are discussing broad changes to how the video platform handles children’s content and are also examining ways to improve core features to limit hate speech in response to criticism that the video-streaming platform has done too little to […]

The video service has been under increasing pressure from parents and consumer groups for the way it handles children’s videos. Source: www.nytimes.com

It’s a gold rush, not a flood of educational concern Source: Time

The site’s automated recommendation system, at times drawing on home movies of unwitting families, created a vast video catalog of prepubescent children. Source: www.nytimes.com

This research roundup looks at the effects of screen time on children’s health. Source: Journalist’s Resource

Is Republican senator Josh Hawley an advocate for video game players or an ambitious politician with a savvy staff who know a win-win argument when they see one? The freshman senator from Missouri, who plans to soon introduce a bill […]

The World Health Organization has decided to add gaming disorder to its list of recognized illnesses. The 194 members of the group made the decision today at the 72nd World Health Assembly. Source: Kotaku

Too much at the worst possible age can have lifetime consequences. Source: Psychology Today

YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat are the most popular online platforms among teenagers. Source: Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech