What parents must know about 'digital influence' - and its risks for children online

"Some content for adults, you leave it up to them to accept or not, to understand or not, but some content for children, it is your responsibility what impact you will have on children," says Agnė Adomėnė, producer of the animated series "BFF".

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What parents must know about 'digital influence' - and its risks for children online

Today’s tech is designed to influence how we think and act - and young people are no exception 📱

It starts innocently – from watching cartoons on the phone. And then it turns out that the cartoon is not a cartoon, but a film for adults that a child should not watch. Violence, aggression or pornography – these are the contents absorbed from the internet by children when adults are not looking.

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A Clinton Mother’s Wake-Up Call: The Day a Link Went Too Far Laura never considered herself a “techy” mom — just a cautious one. She set screen time limits, monitored apps, and regularly checked in with her 13-year-old son about who he talked to online. But when a strange pop-up hijacked his phone after clicking a harmless-looking game link sent by a classmate, she realized just how quickly digital threats could slip past even the most watchful …

Experts and the general public disagree on whether modern technology is really the main culprit behind the deteriorating mental health of young people, or whether it is an exaggerated panic without clear evidence. While psychologist Jonathan Haidt, for example, warns of an “anxious generation” and calls for a ban on phones in schools, other experts point out that the influence of technology is complex and individual and cannot be narrowed down i…