Jonathan Haidt
@jonathanhaidt.bsky.social
Social psychologist at NYU-Stern, working to roll back the phone-based childhood. Please visit anxiousgeneration.com & afterbabel.com
With Michael Wipfli, founder of the wonderful Australian campaign "36 Months," aiming to delay kids opening social media accounts for 3 years (36 months, from 13 to 16). And he succeeded — Australia is enforcing 16 as a minimum for social media accounts in December.
October 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
With Michael Wipfli, founder of the wonderful Australian campaign "36 Months," aiming to delay kids opening social media accounts for 3 years (36 months, from 13 to 16). And he succeeded — Australia is enforcing 16 as a minimum for social media accounts in December.
Instagram is not safe for kids. If you think that sexualized content shouldn't be recommended to teenage users, I agree with you!
Video and research by the great org @heatinitiative.bsky.social
Video and research by the great org @heatinitiative.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Instagram is not safe for kids. If you think that sexualized content shouldn't be recommended to teenage users, I agree with you!
Video and research by the great org @heatinitiative.bsky.social
Video and research by the great org @heatinitiative.bsky.social
A funny take on adapting to #phonefreeschools, from the Frisch School in NJ
September 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A funny take on adapting to #phonefreeschools, from the Frisch School in NJ
What happens when we give kids a smartphone — we ask the impossible. A wonderful PSA by Smartphone-Free Childhood US.
September 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
What happens when we give kids a smartphone — we ask the impossible. A wonderful PSA by Smartphone-Free Childhood US.