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Most Teens Report Feeling Happy Or Peaceful W/o Phones
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. teens say they feel happy or peaceful when they don't have their phones with them, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
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... In a survey published Monday, Pew also found that despite the positive associations with going phone-free, most teens have not limited their phone or social media use. The survey comes as policymakers and children's advocates are growing increasingly concerned with teens' relationships with their phones and social media. Last fall, dozens of states, including California and New York, sued Instagram and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children. In January, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies went before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about their platforms' harms to young people. Despite the increasing concerns, most teens say smartphones make it easier be creative and pursue hobbies, while 45% said it helps them do well in school. Most teens said the benefits of having a smartphone outweigh the harms for people their age. Nearly all U.S. teens (95%) have access to a smartphone, according to Pew. ...
The survey comes as policymakers and children's advocates are growing increasingly concerned with teens' relationships with their phones and social media. Last fall, dozens of states, including California and New York, sued Instagram and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children. In January, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies went before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about their platforms' harms to young people.
Despite the increasing concerns, most teens say smartphones make it easier be creative and pursue hobbies, while 45% said it helps them do well in school. Most teens said the benefits of having a smartphone outweigh the harms for people their age. Nearly all U.S. teens (95%) have access to a smartphone, according to Pew. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-12 04:38 PM | Reply
The kids are alright
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#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-03-12 05:05 PM | Reply
I put my phone on vibrate years ago. I have no idea what the ringtone is
#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2024-03-14 07:34 AM | Reply
In the pre-cell phone days when our phone would ring, we'd just unplug it. Then when we'd go to make a call three days later, we'd discover why the house had been so peaceful. My wife & I have always hated phones and found them to be nothing more than an intrusive nuisance.
#4 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2024-03-14 11:07 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Now when I watch the older TV from the 50s,60s,70s,80 I feel sorry for those people who have been caught up in a society of today that has been manipulated and made angry by politics and media and "entertainment". We've allowed our country to be swayed and manipulated by political propaganda and cultural divide and it could end very badly as the bad people that are pushing it are a very evil lot that are shrewd and want bad things for others and power for themselves.
#5 | Posted by Robson at 2024-03-14 04:13 PM | Reply
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