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Jonathan David Haidt is an American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at… more

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By me and @iyerland.bsky.social: Australia's new age-limit law for social media does NOT ban content—it delays account creation. Kids & teachers can still use YouTube as much as they want, just w/o algorithms for the kids.

We explain on my Substack, After Babel:
www.afterbabel.com/p/australia-...
Australia’s Social Media Age Limit Policy Delays Account Creation, Not Access to Content
The policy has been widely mischaracterized
www.afterbabel.com
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Pretty cool to get a shout out from one of my intellectual, sociological heroes @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social re: Our recent talk about @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social
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Fabulous new TED talk from Lenore Skenazy. She shows that the cure for rising anxiety among kids and rising anxiety among parents is the same: Let kids develop competence through independence, and through (device-free) unsupervised play, as they used to. youtu.be/whaesnYloMQ?...
Why You Should Spend Less Time with Your Kids | Lenore Skenazy | TED
YouTube video by TED
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A wonderful feature in the NYT about the Reconnect movement, led by Gen Zer Seán Killingsoworth. (Come meet Seán at our event on Oct 10, see prev post!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/w...
Can College Students Stand to Ditch Their Phones for an Hour or So?
www.nytimes.com
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Join us in NYC on October 10th:

📵🤸‍♀️🌳 “Time to Refuse” will kick off right here in NYC on World Mental Health Day, October 10th, 2025 at 6pm EST in Tompkins Square Park. Come delete one account of your choosing, at 7pm. Join the campaign: timetorefuse.com
TIME TO REFUSE - Join the Mass Deletion Movement
Join thousands of Gen Z refusing to be products. Mass deletion event October 10, 2025. Reclaim your life from social media and addictive technology.
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From @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social on Threads. Let's join the kids & delete one.

📵🤸‍♀️🌳 “Time to Refuse” will kick off right here in NYC on World Mental Health Day, October 10th, 2025 at 6pm EST in Tompkins Square Park. Come delete one account of your choosing, at 7pm. Join the campaign: timetorefuse.com
TIME TO REFUSE - Join the Mass Deletion Movement
Join thousands of Gen Z refusing to be products. Mass deletion event October 10, 2025. Reclaim your life from social media and addictive technology.
timetorefuse.com
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A funny take on adapting to #phonefreeschools, from the Frisch School in NJ
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Chart from "The Anxious Generation." How do we reverse this? We get young people to stop spending 5-9 hours a day on social media and video games, and we get them back to real life.
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Two Gen Z orgs—Appstinence and the Reconnect Movement—are leading a mass exodus from social media.

📵🤸‍♀️🌳 “Time to Refuse” starts in NYC on World Mental Health Day, October 10th, 2025 at 6pm EST in Tompkins Square Park. Come delete one account of your choosing, at 7pm. More at timetorefuse.com
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My new op-ed on how we need a "great rewilding" of childhood to counteract the "great rewiring of childhood" described in Anxious Generation @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social

Screen shot of print page in comments if can't access link www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09...
Reverse the great rewiring of childhood with a great rewilding of childhood: Jeff Opperman
Across all neighborhoods, relinquishing parental control remains a challenge, but can be accomplished most effectively through collective action — parents, neighborhoods, and schools working together ...
www.cleveland.com
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What happens when we give kids a smartphone — we ask the impossible. A wonderful PSA by Smartphone-Free Childhood US.
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Californians fought all year for two bills that will help keep kids safe online. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, I hope you'll sign them to hold big tech accountable:

AB1064 protects kids from unsafe AI companions and

AB56 requires warning labels on addictive social media platforms.
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