Technology@beehaw.org

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tardigradatoTechnology@beehaw.org·10 months ago

Carmen Osorio, expert in technology addiction: ‘It’s not a good idea to give children a smartphone; in any case, you let them borrow yours’

(english.elpais.com)

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Carmen Osorio, expert in technology addiction: ‘It’s not a good idea to give children a smartphone; in any case, you let them borrow yours’

(english.elpais.com)

tardigradatoTechnology@beehaw.org·10 months ago

She advocates for prohibiting the use of phones with internet capabilities to those under 16, and states that the best parental control is, precisely, the parents

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God I hate “screen time” discourse. Not all activity that happens on a screen is of equivalent value.
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  Tootally. 95% of smartphone screen time is entertainment or distractions of some form. Not something we (or kids) need to carry around at all times.