We need regulation to save kids from mobile device addiction

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Many parents are indulging or even engendering their children’s online habits without realising they are actually providing children the tools to be exposed to undesirable content from a young age

It was reported that there was a 30 per cent increase in the number of youths arrested for sexual crimes in 2023 compared with the previous year. It’s telling that the two reasons cited were early exposure to sexually explicit materials and access to inappropriate or inaccurate information about sexual behaviours and relationships.

China has passed laws that limit the amount of screen time for kids, and restrict their access to online gaming and social media. Children under eight are allowed to use digital devices only for a maximum of 40 minutes a day, and, even then, the use is restricted to approved content deemed beneficial to the development of a child. Youth under 18 are not permitted to use their smartphones for social media or online gaming between 10pm and 6am each day.