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NY Times Runs Defense For Social Media Bans, Buries Evidence They Don’t Work Until Paragraph 14

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NY Times Runs Defense For Social Media Bans, Buries Evidence They Don’t Work Until Paragraph 14

Imagine you’re writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here’s the key part—there’s substantial r…

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James Baker Nov 26, 2024

I don’t think as many people will be in favour when the reality of having to provide ID to access content kicks in https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/26/social-media-ban-for-under-16s-backed-by-public-poll-finds/ #phonebans #ageverification

Ban on social media for under-16s backed by public, poll finds

In an exclusive survey of 2,000 adults for The Telegraph, two thirds supported an Australian-style age limit

The Telegraph

The-14 Jul 4, 2024

Social media warning labels and school cell phone bans: Do they unlock better youth mental health?
#Tech #SocialMedia #Children #MentalHealth #Youth #PhoneBans #HealthWarnings #Education #WellBeing #AdolescentHealth #SocialMediaLiteracy #CyberBullying
https://the-14.com/social-media-warning-labels-and-school-cell-phone-bans-do-they-unlock-better-youth-mental-health/

Alex Danvers May 9, 2024

Nice review of the evidence for banning phones in schools. This reviews huge studies across numerous countries. The big takeaway: there’s no effect on children’s outcomes. According to the latest evidence, cell phone bans don’t work.

https://theconversation.com/we-looked-at-all-the-recent-evidence-on-mobile-phone-bans-in-schools-this-is-what-we-found-224848

#Psychology #SocialMedia #smartphones #phoneBans #childmentalhealth #mentalhealth

We looked at all the recent evidence on mobile phone bans in schools – this is what we found

Our study suggests the evidence for banning mobile phones in schools is weak when you look at the impact on academic results, student wellbeing and cyberbullying.

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