Screen Time is a feature I'm quite proud of, but it won't be ready in time for the alpha release.

The reason is that we need to update our apps to support this, so don't fret, it will be ready by the RC

I want to make Loops fun and addictive, but in a healthy and ethical/safe way.

This and new safety features will give our community even more control over the content they see, and who can see their content.

Power to people-first platforms

**Causal effects of physical activity and screen time on childhood intelligence via Mendelian randomization: The mediating role of intracranial volume**

“_Our two-sample MR analysis revealed a positive causal effect of moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA) on childhood IQ (β = 0.42, 95 % confidence interval (CI): [0.12, 0.72], p = 6.26 × 10−3), whereas leisure screen time (LST) exhibited a negative causal effect (β = −0.35, 95 % CI: [ −0.60, −0.10], p = 5.59 ×10−3). Reverse MR analysis found no evidence of causations._”

Feng, J., Wan, Y., & Zhang, L. (2025). Causal effects of physical activity and screen time on childhood intelligence via Mendelian randomization: The mediating role of intracranial volume. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 74, 101586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101586.

#OpenAccess #OA #Article #Neuroscience #Psychology #ScreenTime #Exercise #IQ #Academia #Academics @psychology

Tim Cook interweniuje ws. ustawy o weryfikacji wieku w App Store w Teksasie

Tim Cook osobiście zadzwonił do gubernatora Teksasu, Grega Abbotta, prosząc o zmianę lub zawetowanie nowej ustawy o bezpieczeństwie dzieci w sieci – informuje Wall Street Journal.

Nowe prawo wymagałoby od Apple i Google zbierania danych o wieku każdego użytkownika chcącego pobrać aplikację.

Jeśli użytkownik okazałby się niepełnoletni, sklepy App Store i Google Play musiałyby uzyskać zgodę rodzica przed udostępnieniem aplikacji. Oznaczałoby to poważne zmiany dla całego ekosystemu aplikacji.

Choć ustawa przeszła w Teksasie zdecydowaną większością, Apple sprzeciwia się jej, argumentując troską o prywatność użytkowników. Firma podkreśla, że weryfikacja wieku powinna odbywać się na poziomie samej aplikacji, a nie sklepu.

Apple już wcześniej zapowiedziało nowe narzędzia chroniące dzieci, m.in. uproszczone tworzenie kont dziecięcych, API umożliwiające udostępnienie tylko przedziału wiekowego dziecka oraz lepszą kontrolę treści w ramach Czasu przed ekranem.

Obecnie Apple ma w Teksasie sześciu zarejestrowanych lobbystów, Google siedmiu, a Meta aż trzynastu. Obie firmy sponsorują też kampanię reklamową w Austin, sugerując, że ustawę wspierają strony pornograficzne.

Choć Tim Cook wcześniej interweniował w sprawach politycznych, jego zaangażowanie w spór na poziomie stanowym jest rzadkością – ale przy rosnącym trendzie ustaw o weryfikacji wieku może stać się normą.

[en] Children's screen time: when is it problematic?

"For those who don’t [have skills to regulate their own use of #technology] ... #problematic #internet use is almost universally a #symptom of an underlying #mental health condition or #neurodivergence, typically #depression, social #anxiety, #autism, or #ADHD ..."

"We see the better analogy as #binge-eating #disorder, which is the most prevalent eating disorder."

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/05/how-young-is-too-young-no-such-thing-apparently/

#internetuse #mentalhealth #child #children #screentime #bingeeating #harvard
#ResearchHighlights

#squirrels definitely have too much #screentime these days.

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

[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

Sometimes it's hard to stop ourselves from automatically checking our phones for notifications or simply ping-ponging between our favourite apps. Senior tech correspondent Adam Clark Estes for @Vox talks us through Apple's and Google's attempts at digital wellness and explains what can actually help us to limit our screen time.

https://flip.it/E7jf66

Hot Tub: Apple muss Porno-Apps auf EU-iPhones zulassen
Aufgrund des Digital Markets Act (DMA) ist Apple verpflichtet, pornografische Apps wie „Hot Tub“ auf iPhones in der EU
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/hot-tub-apple-muss-porno-apps-auf-eu-iphones-zulassen/
#iPad #iPhone #News #AlternativeAppMarktpltze #AltStorePAL #AppStorePolitik #Apple #DigitalMarketsAct #ElterlicheKontrolle #EpicGames #EURegulierung #HotTub #Inhaltskontrolle #Jugendschutz #PhilSchiller #PornoApps #ScreenTime

This year, I've decided to try something new: writing in public. I've been jotting down notes for the past few years, but I've never shared any of these thoughts and ideas with anyone. So, I've set up a blog and published my first post where I share notes from research papers I recently read: "Screen Time and Dementia".

#doomscrolling #screenTime #wellbeing #brain #health

https://jsynowiec.github.io/posts/screen-time-and-dementia/

“We were all so wrong”: Sweden’s government confirms screens are harming students’ academic performance - Jason Deegan
https://jasondeegan.com/we-were-all-so-wrong-swedens-government-confirms-screens-are-harming-students-academic-performance/

No Phone trip with your Dad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr3CS01dzjU

This was a super cute trip without phones to the northern most tip of Vancouver Island.

I really like the idea of no phone, which we're planning to do a few days of over the Christmas break.
https://curtismchale.ca/2024/12/12/no-phone-trip-with-your-dad/
#LinksOfInterest #screentime

Tim Cook spricht über KI, Vision Pro und Apples Zukunft in einem neuen Interview
Apple-CEO Tim Cook hat in einem ausführlichen Interview mit WIRED Einblicke in die aktuellen Entwicklungen und die Zukunftsstrate
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/tim-cook-spricht-ueber-ki-vision-pro-und-apples-zukunft-in-einem-neuen-interview/
#News #Tellerrand #Apple #AppleCEO #AppleIntelligence #AppleWatch #AugmentedReality #Keynotes #KIStrategie #KnstlicheIntelligenz #ScreenTime #TimCook #VisionPro

How to increase social engagement in the age of social media?

It does not matter whether it's #opensource or #proprietary #socialMedia platform, we need to spend less time online and more time offline.

Source: Kannan VD, Veazie PJ. US trends in social isolation, social engagement, and companionship
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9811250/

A Penn State researcher classifies screen time into four main categories: educational use, work-related use, social interaction, and entertainment. It's crucial to examine specific digital activities more closely to understand their distinct impacts on cognitive function and mental health. (By Rinanda Shaleha, Penn State) https://buff.ly/3OepxEa #screentime #mentalhealth #parenting

Find balance in life and in undeath. Get away from your screens every now and then and go for a walk.

And why not drop off your early voting ballot on the way?

https://vote.org

#screentime #touchgrass
#Undead #Undead4HarrisWalz
#KamalaHarris #TimWalz
#HarrisWalz2024
#Vote
#VoteBlue
#hauntthevote

Instagram Unveils Sweeping Changes for Users Under Age 18 - The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/technology/instagram-teens-safety-privacy-changes.html #corporatesocialresponsibility #computersandtheinternet #teenagersandadolescence #childrenandchildhood #mobileapplications #screentime(device) #tiktok(bytedance) #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #cyberharassment #zuckerbergmarke #instagraminc

Gibt es im #Fediverse schon so etwas wie einen #Screentime-#Bot?

Also ich stelle mir einen Bot vor, dem ich folgen kann und der dann in regelmäßigen Abständen Nachrichten absendet wie: "Wie lange scrollst du schon durch deine Timeline?" oder "Wie wäre es, das Handy weg zu legen und dir jetzt einen Tee zu kochen?".

So kleine nette Hinweise in der Timeline, dass eins wieder ins Internet gefallen ist und vielleicht eine Pause braucht eben. Das hat doch bestimmt schon irgendwer gebaut oder?