Jonathan Haidt
@jonathanhaidt.bsky.social
Social psychologist at NYU-Stern, working to roll back the phone-based childhood. Please visit anxiousgeneration.com & afterbabel.com
Jonathan David Haidt is an American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at the New York University Stern School of Business. Haidt's main areas of study are the psychology of morality and moral emotions. .. more
Psychology
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Neuroscience
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Mountains of Evidence
Two new projects catalogue research on social media’s many harms to adolescents. Some of the strongest evidence comes from Meta.
www.afterbabel.com
Major update on our work: In the last few years, a flood of new research has altered the landscape of the debate around kids, smartphones, and social media.
Together, these findings allow us say:
📣 No, social media is not safe for children and adolescents. www.afterbabel.com/p/mountains-...
Together, these findings allow us say:
📣 No, social media is not safe for children and adolescents. www.afterbabel.com/p/mountains-...
Many countries are going to follow #Australia's #socialmedia minimum age policy. Here's why countries should all set 16 (not 15) as the minimum age, and should not add the complexity of parental-consent exceptions.
From me and @iyerland.bsky.social on my Substack, After Babel
From me and @iyerland.bsky.social on my Substack, After Babel
Ban social media for under-16s, top teaching union urges UK government
NASUWT says evidence growing that unregulated access affects behaviour in school and harms mental health
www.theguardian.com
The Grok "undress" button scandal is just the latest evidence that social media is wildly inappropriate for minors. Social media is causing chaos and cruelty in children's lives.
Teachers see it: UK teachers union calls for a minimum age of 16:
Teachers see it: UK teachers union calls for a minimum age of 16:
New Jersey is the latest state to ban cellphones during the school day in grades K-12
The new law specifically requires the prohibition of non-academic uses of internet-connected devices - including phones - during the school day.
www.yahoo.com
New Jersey just became the 21st state to implement #phonefreeschools for the entire school day! Thank you @govmurphy.bsky.social for seeing this bill through, and for everyone who worked to restore a healthier childhood and adolescence to New Jersey's kids!
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
One of the reasons to believe smartphones and social media are bad for kids and teens is the fact that the people who make these technologies forbid them to their own kids.
Thank you @neildegrassetyson.com for having me on StarTalk! Full episode in their pod feeds.
Thank you @neildegrassetyson.com for having me on StarTalk! Full episode in their pod feeds.