51³Ô¹ÏÍø

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 that kids and teens sooth themselves with frictionless feeds or games while in the background platforms conduct AB tests to keep them engaged longer, which remains not okay, noting better more child-centered design exists but cannot often compete in marketplaces rewarding products for addictiveness rather than supporting youth well-being, and applying lessons from consumer tech to EdTech concerns by believing EdTech use needs developmental alignment requiring conversations about whether one-to-one devices suit kids especially in kindergarten through fifth grade, needing effective filtering software eliminating distractions as many patients use video games, YouTube, or AI chatbots on school-issued devices interfering with curriculum engagement, preventing EdTech use for behavior management or downtime, and requiring rigorous evidence ensuring EdTech products are thoroughly tested, supporting an approach putting pressure upstream on tech companies rather than schools.