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 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/04/psypost-playing-fortnite-linked-to-stronger-peer-relationships-in-boys/

Tech expert shares the one message that actually convinces teens to reconsider their screentime

"Today, the average 18-year-old in the United States is on pace to spend 93% of their remaining free time looking at a screen,”

#screentime #socialmedia #teens #teenagers #technology #tech

https://www.upworthy.com/teens-and-screntime-ex1

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:

https://flip.it/3dR9px

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

Schade, dass dieser Artikel hinter einer #Paywall ist.

heise+ | Weniger am Handy sein – so gelingt es (vielleicht) | heise online https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Weniger-am-Handy-sein-so-gelingt-es-vielleicht-10389458.html #heiseplus #DigitalHealth #DigitalDetox #FOMO #FearOfMissingOut #JOMO #JoyOfMissingOut #SocialMedia #DoomScrolling #ScreenTime #Bildschirmzeit #DigitalWellbeing #Rawdogging

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.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/22/university-of-mississippi-efforts-to-reduce-tiktok-screen-time-often-increase-usage/

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 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/16/western-university-passive-scrolling-linked-to-anxiety-other-mental-health-concerns-in-teens/

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.

Rich people don't let their kids use screens

"Sociodemographic Correlates of Contemporary Screen Time Use among 9- and 10-Year-Old Children - The Journal of Pediatrics"

https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(21)00862-3/fulltext

>> 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?

#ScreenTime #ChildrenandTech #Education?

I think the #LightPhone3 is better than a shitty "#ProducedEwaste" #Android 8.1 brick from China but I don't consider it worth the premium asked [U$D 799 MSRP, U$D 599 preorder] for it.

• Plus their #Website being built to mandate #JavaScript isn't very "respecting" of me as a potential user.

I think people can get a better experience buying a #degoogled #Fairphone with #eOS and just put #RelaunchX as an #eInk-optimized #launcher on it and have a better option.

• But I guess given #ForProfitHealthcare in the #USA is expensive I can see why a lot of people would rather buy such a device and sell their old one than seek therapy if they are susceptible to shitty patterns that #developers harness to maximize #screentime and #revenue.

Can't have #doomscrolling or #microtransactions if it doesn't support #NSAbook's #apps or shitty #PayToLoose #games...

• I do however acknowledge that there is a #market for #smol & #sleek "#StupidPhones" or rather compact #Smartphones and I do want to see more competition for it.

What I do have to say is that #MKBHD acknowledges that he isn't the target audience and "that's fine"...

• I just think that requiring people to sign up to some account just to be able to add/remove #Apps is a major #nope in my book.

I stayed off #GooglePlay for longer than it's being called like that and their "#lightOS" is most likely some tightly locked-down Android...

• It's just an insultingly high pricetag for < $200 internals and the best feature they have isn't even the phone but offering a "no frills" plan which seems okay (by #USA standards!) but still...

I think people would be more accepting if it was a $299 or even $399 device, but at a price of a @monocles #phone whilst being way less versatile it's just not worth it.

• Cuz it's not even a super "secure" device or offers something like a "concierge service" where the device price is artifically high to filter out average #WageWorkers without much disposable income...

Study: Kids with smartphones are less depressed, anxious, bullied than peers without them
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113154
#OnlineSafety #ScreenTime

Yes, of course, makes total sense.

[en] Digital Wellbeing: Screen time has always been a poor metric

... when it comes to social media apps, it’s a really poor metric, according to ... a researcher at #Cambridge.

A #nudge ... could help billions of people stop #doomscrolling.

Researchers also have very little insight into how Apple and Google develop Screen Time and Digital Wellbeing features.

https://www.vox.com/technology/402701/screen-time-reports-instagram-tiktok-iphone

Prince William: Prince William shares behind-the-scene pictures on Instagram. He admits to monitoring screen time of his children https://www.inbella.com/964679/prince-william-prince-william-shares-behind-the-scene-pictures-on-instagram-he-admits-to-monitoring-screen-time-of-his-children/ #BehindTheScenes #BritishRoyalFamily #Cardiff #Catherine #CatherineMiddleton #Instagram #KateMiddleton #PrinceOfWales #PrinceWilliam #PrincessOfWales #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #ScreenTime #WalesWilliams #William

After learning so much about #screentime and #socialmedia, I have the urge to share the knowledge! Read >40 actionable tips here on how to limit your usage: https://speedbumpapp.com/en/blog/social-media-timer/ #productivity