Tim Hwang is joined by American Compass program director and policy advisor Brad Littlejohn to discuss his recent essay in National Affairs, “Protecting Childhood from the Digital Vice Industry.” We cover: why discussions of online child safety should center on the attention economy and its incentives rather than exposure to information, how the COVID era accelerated parents’ awareness of their children’s troubling digital habits, whether “addiction” is the right word to use in these conversations, and where social media apps lie on the spectrum between a billboard and mind control.
Listen on Spotify:
