Maybe prohibition on social media for kids <18

[Mæstro]

Mind linking the DOI? I would like to read more.

[Moonchild]

Mind linking the DOI? I would like to read more.

LOL you think I keep a library of links of everything I inform myself of as a casual interest?
Do a few web searches; i'm sure you can find some of the many articles out there about it, with links to the actual studies or published papers about it.

[Mæstro]

Off-topic:
I keep such a library. Any page that teaches me a curious fact gets a bookmark, and I keep PDF for reference.

For anyone interested, here is one overview with open access. Proposed models here treat the network itself as incidental:

. . . one could claim that it is not an addiction to the technology, but to connecting with people, and the good feelings that ‘likes’ and positive comments of appreciation can produce. . . . According to [one] model, excessive social networking is the consequence of maladaptive cognitions and is exacerbated through a number of external issues . . . . [Another] suggests individuals use SNSs excessively as a consequence of low self-presentation skills . . . .
[Recent research] has suggested that high engagement in social networking is partially due to . . . pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent . . . .

Twitter is also described as less habit-forming than Facebook or Instagram. No mention is made of the network itself aiming to addict the user, as through prolonging his browsing time.

[Moonchild]

Off-topic:

I keep such a library. Any page that teaches me a curious fact gets a bookmark, and I keep PDF for reference.

I tend to research many things at once and will fire off one-shot web searches for questions that pop into my head alongside it. If I were to bookmark/record every casual interest, the size of such a library would be unmanageable, not to mention the fact i wouldn't get around to half of what I'd be doing if I were to actively record all these things. My brain does a good job of storing that kind of information; I have neither the time nor the inclination to obsess over archiving everything that has my casual interest or answers a single question i might have over time.

And if I forget down the line... then it obviously wasn't of sufficient importance to remember/record/archive. So the library would have a lot of useless information in the end.

[WiseWolf]

Law in the making to curb social media addiction.
"The era of unfettered social experimentation on children is over, and we will protect the kids"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1zSy5POcA8

Thought I'd share this little tidbit in case others are interested.

Yeah... this is not going to do anything good if it were to pass.

We already have way too much spyware in the usa, to the point where I have an inkling feeling, that if someone became a dictator/authoratarian, regardless of their affilation, it would be very troublesome.

Long story short:

In the short run, its like playing whack a mole to get rid of all the moles...

In the long run, its about complete control over those who disagree with you...

Aka, not talking about you, but yeah...

This is some scary bullcrap.