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AMERICANGREATNESS (Maureen Steele) - Sweden Hit the Brakes on the Digital Classroom. Maybe We Should Ask Why.

For years, parents were told the future of education was digital. Out went textbooks. In came tablets. Out went handwriting. In came keyboards. Children barely […] Source

NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart and Ellen Gabler) - How Tech Executives Limit Their Kids’ Screen Time, and Trump’s Race to Finish His Ballroom

Plus, the political emails are coming for you.

NEWSNATIONNOW (BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press) - Meta Platforms faces pivotal trial as opening statements begin in California

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking a financial penalty that could, in theory, total as [...]

NYTIMES (David Streitfeld) - Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not For Their Own Kids.

At home, moderation and restraint are the rule for tech parents. Boredom is exalted. Maybe they’re onto something.

AMERICARENEWING (Jon Hovance) - Primer: Age-Verification for Children’s Online Safety

To protect American children, the federal government should adopt an age-verification scheme for adult websites, and states should enact age-verification requirements for social media.  The post Primer: Age-Verification for Children’s Online Safety appeared first on The Center for Renewing America .

Introduction In the digital age, vice is more accessible than ever. Smartphones have made pornography free, portable, and instantly available. Unsupervised internet use is widespread, and this development is particularly dangerous for America’s youth. The failure to restrict access to obscene adult content has left minors unprotected, opening the door to addiction and sexual depravity. Recognizing this crisis, many states have instituted age-verification requirements for adult websites and social media platforms. Although the Supreme Court upheld Texas’s age-verification system in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, state legislation continues to face legal challenges. Even so, the long-term effects of these measures are promising.…Open

ABCNEWS - WATCH: Why Gen Z is choosing to go analog in a digital era

Content creator Nathaly Sanguino talks with ABC News' Gio Benitez about "being present in the moment" and deciding what devices are "actually necessary for your day-to-day."

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Phone bans sweep Colorado schools ahead of school year

Advocates applauded the law, but said the state still lagged behind much of the country on phone ban policies.

THEFEDERALIST (Rich Cromwell) - Let Your Kids Grow Up Without A Homing Signal

By constant monitoring, we’re not just giving up freedom for temporary safety, we’re raising kids to think the surveillance state is normal.

NYTIMES (Dan Kadlec) - Technology Ruined Our Lazy Days at the Lake

Living at the lake house taught me about risk taking and other life lessons.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Adelaide Taylor) - Viral 'dopamine sites' simulate shopping and smoking

Experts say these apps reflect a broader trend of people seeking experiences online instead of in real life.