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YouTube's CEO limits his kids' social media use – other tech bosses do the same

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209 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 13 Dec 25 12:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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orochimaaru ◴[13 Dec 25 14:44 UTC] No.46254861[source]▶
Screen time features exist on most devices. Parents - please set them up. It doesn’t take a lot of effort. I limit my kids for 1/2 hr of screen time per day. I exclude apps like iMessage, phone and maps.

Yeah - they do ask for more time here and there. But it’s pretty well controlled and they adjust to it

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627467 ◴[13 Dec 25 15:22 UTC] No.46255144[source]▶
Do you not find unrestricted iMessages to be problematic? Dont groups and content sharing in them end-up fomenting a similar doomscroll dynamic as access to other content rich apps?
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1. orochimaaru ◴[13 Dec 25 15:54 UTC] No.46255447[source]▶
Not a whole lot of doomscrolling. There is more engagement - but I’ve resigned to the fact that it’s how kids communicate. For example - if they need to discuss homework or projects or even something simple as plan for boba tea.

I’d rather they walk to their friends’ place. But now they make the plan and then walk to where they need to be.