Sky News: Two-hour screen time limit and curfews for children being considered by government. “Social media limits for children are being planned by the government to tackle ‘compulsive’ screen time, the technology secretary has told Sky News. Peter Kyle said he was concerned about ‘the overall amount of time kids spend on these apps” as well as the content they see.’”
Screen Time is a feature I'm quite proud of, but it won't be ready in time for the alpha release.
The reason is that we need to update our apps to support this, so don't fret, it will be ready by the RC
I want to make Loops fun and addictive, but in a healthy and ethical/safe way.
This and new safety features will give our community even more control over the content they see, and who can see their content.
Power to people-first platforms
University of Copenhagen: Screen time: Passive and solitary use makes us most dissatisfied. “The researchers behind the study asked over 9,500 Danes about their digital habits and their satisfaction with them. Instead of talking about screen time as a single entity, they divided digital use into three categories: devices (such as smartphones and tablets), platforms (such as Facebook and […]
Screen time and physical activity habits linked to adolescent stress and depression
The research followed over 500 Finnish children for eight years and found that young people who engaged in more supervised exercise and spent less time on computers and mobile devices reported better mental health outcomes in their teen years.
#screentime #electronics #exercise #stress #depression #mentalhealth #psychology #sociology #technology #tech
**Causal effects of physical activity and screen time on childhood intelligence via Mendelian randomization: The mediating role of intracranial volume**
“_Our two-sample MR analysis revealed a positive causal effect of moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA) on childhood IQ (β = 0.42, 95 % confidence interval (CI): [0.12, 0.72], p = 6.26 × 10−3), whereas leisure screen time (LST) exhibited a negative causal effect (β = −0.35, 95 % CI: [ −0.60, −0.10], p = 5.59 ×10−3). Reverse MR analysis found no evidence of causations._”
Feng, J., Wan, Y., & Zhang, L. (2025). Causal effects of physical activity and screen time on childhood intelligence via Mendelian randomization: The mediating role of intracranial volume. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 74, 101586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101586.
#OpenAccess #OA #Article #Neuroscience #Psychology #ScreenTime #Exercise #IQ #Academia #Academics @psychology
Tubefilter: Two-thirds of U.S. consumers see YouTube as a “realistic destination” for movies and TV shows. “YouTube‘s success on TV screens is legitimizing it in the eyes of the average American consumer. That’s the main takeaway from a survey conducted by Looper Insights; the firm found that two-thirds of respondents agreed with the idea that YouTube is a ‘realistic destination’ for […]
‘It’s so boring’: #genZ parents don’t like #reading to their #kids – and #educators are worried https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/02/gen-z-parents-reading-kids #reading is #fundamental #learning #education #communications #libraries #librarians #internet #screentime #books #children #cognitive #linguistic #social #emotional #growth
PsyPost: Playing Fortnite linked to stronger peer relationships in boys. “While some games like Clash of Clans and Fortnite were linked to stronger peer relationships and positive social behaviors, others such as Mortal Kombat were associated with higher aggression and antisocial tendencies. How long a child plays appears to matter more than what they play, with longer playtimes generally […]
Is it possible to reduce screen time by using greyscale on an Android phone?
Tech writer Chris Hall, bothered by how much time he was spending on his device, gave it a try. Read about what he discovered from @TechRadar:
Gn. Overproduction. Capacity reached for today. Peak usage time below #screenshot #screentime #fyp #gaming #social #youtuber
4/ Even when the report did correctly cite authors, it misrepresented their findings. For example, Mariana G. Figueiro's study about screen time and sleep in children was twisted to suggest something completely different.
#ScienceMisrepresentation #ScreenTime #SleepHealth #FalseClaims
@emilianosandri I think the "#DigitalDetox" #cult is a counter-reaction to #screentime being used as a #metric to do #Enshittification, worsen the experience and increasing amounts of shitty #shovelware and #PayToLoose (#P2L) aka. "#PayToWin" (#P2W) games!
What @tomscott parodized in one segment of a video is an actual business of avusing people with harmful patterns!
https://www.europesays.com/uk/134746/ Google’s AI Is Burying the Web Alive #AI #AIChatbots #ArtificialIntelligence #BigTech #Google #ScreenTime #SearchEngines #Technology #TheInternet #UK #UnitedKingdom
University of Mississippi: Efforts to Reduce TikTok Screen Time Often Increase Usage. “Efforts by social media platforms to encourage users to take breaks from screen scrolling may actually lead to some of them spending even more time online. That’s according to research coauthored by University of Mississippi professor Christopher Newman.”
Western University: Passive scrolling linked to anxiety, other mental health concerns in teens. “Heightened anxiety, depression, aggression and impulsiveness in vulnerable adolescents can be attributed to prolonged screen time, specifically passive scrolling, according to a new Western study. Approximately 45 per cent of study participants, without any prior mental health conditions, reported […]
Harvard Gazette: How young is too young? No such thing, apparently.. “U.S. children aged 8 and younger spend 2½ hours a day on screens, with kids under 2 exceeding an hour each day, according to a recent report from Common Sense Media. It’s data that Michael Rich, an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, finds deeply troubling.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/14/harvard-gazette-how-young-is-too-young-no-such-thing-apparently/
#squirrels definitely have too much #screentime these days.
Children under six should avoid #screentime, French medical experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/01/children-under-six-should-avoid-screen-time-french-medical-experts-say
Pas d'#écrans avant 6 ans (#tv inclue)
TV, tablets and smartphones ‘hinder and alter brain development’, open letter says
Children under the age of six should not be exposed to screens, including television, to avoid permanent damage to their brain development, French medical experts have said.
>> Children's relationship with digital technologies is a key issue today.
We're exploring some key aspects in this Interview with Marcela Guerra of Portal sem fronteiras:
"One thing I’ve learned is that we need to model healthy digital habits for our children."
---> You can read the full interview here: https://www.apc.org/en/blog/interview-marcela-guerra-meaningful-screen-time
What other learnings or practices have you seen around building healthy habits for the youngest?