The Children's Ombudsman for Sardinia launched a restaurant screen ban initiative to curb excessive screen time among individuals up to 18 years of age

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Fifteen restaurants in Sardinia, Italy, joined a pilot program titled 'a tavola senza schermi' to ban smartphones at family dining tables

Participating restaurants in Sardinia provide dining families who surrender their mobile devices with 'reunion kits' designed to facilitate table conversation

Katherine May recommends limiting news consumption to once per day using reliable, curated sources

In 2024, 42 state attorneys general in the United States signed a letter urging Congress to mandate warning labels on social media

Approximately 50 percent of adolescents report that social media consumption negatively impacts their body image

In June 2024, the United States Surgeon General published an op-ed advocating for health warning labels on social media platforms

In May 2023, the United States Surgeon General issued an official advisory on the youth mental health risks of social media

Jonathan Haidt advocates establishing a norm that restricts adolescent access to social media accounts until age 16

Adolescents who spend three or more hours daily on social media face double the risk of experiencing depression and anxiety symptoms

Jonathan Haidt proposes establishing a collective norm that delays smartphone ownership for children until high school

Studies show that three hours or less of age-appropriate screen time has no deleterious consequences for children

Scheduling specific times for technology use helps children manage it responsibly

Mindfulness can help individuals become aware of what their nervous system can handle regarding news consumption

Social media algorithms are often designed to provoke anxiety and anger to increase user engagement

Meditation teacher Sebene Selassie follows a personal policy of consuming no news before noon

The act of reading the news can be framed as an act of love and care for oneself and the community

Choosing specific news formats, such as reading articles instead of watching videos, can help manage emotional reactivity

Approaching news consumption with intentions of curiosity and care, rather than reactivity or fear, can change the experience

Taking time each day to daydream or walk without sensory input from a phone is a form of beneficial defocusing

Social media platforms are changing the way people think, not just amplifying existing thoughts