How parenting trends shifted on screens

It’s been two months since Australia’s social media ban went into effect for kids under 16. But Jay Caspian Kang, staff writer at The New Yorker, doesn’t think America will follow suit. Jay sits down with Karah to unpack why a U.S. ban is unlikely, what Australia’s move does change, and how cultural pressure — not legislation — may be the most powerful tool we have to protect kids online.

Additional Reading: 

• Americans Won’t Ban Kids from Social Media. What Can We Do Instead? | The New Yorker 
• The Case for Banning Children from Social Media | The New Yorker 
• If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books? | The New Yorker 
• Gen Z are arriving to college unable to even read a sentence—professors warn it could lead to a generation of anxious and lonely graduates | Fortune

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