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University of Michigan Medical School Associate Professor of Pediatrics Jenny Radesky says in prepared testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing about technology impacts on youth that the digital ecosystem is shaped by move fast and break things ethos meaning digital products release rapidly reaching scale before considering what youth really need and unique ways young people think, feel, and relate differently from adults, with most digital products designed by adults for adults then retrofitted in minor ways once harms were realized, as tech companies design products optimizing engagement following metrics like daily active users and view time directly opposing what parents need for children's good night sleep or homework focus, shifting thinking and action beyond screen time to focus on design determining whether tech products center around youth developmental needs and well-being or are designed around profits and market share.