Larissa May, a digital wellness advocate, recently engaged with a group of high schoolers in San Francisco, discussing how social media apps utilise algorithms to encourage continuous scrolling. During the session, May assisted students in crafting a potential smartphone and social media policy for their school, which included initiatives like a screen-free table at lunch and a mutual agreement among students regarding posting each other’s photos. The high schoolers reflected on the addictive features of the apps they use, such as infinite scroll and push notifications, and expressed their vision of digital well-being, characterised by the ability to disconnect without fear of missing out and a sense of peace rather than social media pressure.
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