A majority of U.S. teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

As it stated in A majority of U.S. teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media useIt's not just parents who are worrying about their children's device usage. According to a new study released by Pew Research Center this week, U.S. teens are now taking steps to limit themselves from overuse of their phone and its addictive apps, like social media. In addition, 57% say they're trying to limit social media usage and 58% are trying to limit video games. For addicted teens, parents were of little help as they themselves were often victims of this system, too. Social media is something that's now associated with online abuse and disinformation, with comment thread fights and trolling, and with consequences that range from teen suicides to genocide.

How to use your smartphone without ruining your health

Here's how to protect your health from your smartphone. Reduce blue light The sun and your digital devices both emit short-wavelength high-energy blue light. Recent research has identified a process through which too much blue light can significantly damage cells in the eye. These color-changing options should reduce the damage blue light does to your eyes and sleeping patterns. No matter what light settings you adjust, keeping your mind racing with social media or Netflix shows isn't the best preparation for a smooth night's sleep.

People are starving over Universal Credit – telling me to use a credit-hungry smartphone is beyond the pale

as informed in But Mr Chappell worries he cannot afford the credit and that using taxpayers' money to purchase smartphones for people on Universal Credit will make them look like "scroungers". Transferring to Universal CreditI was moved to a proto-version of Universal Credit (from Jobseeker's Allowance) in Manchester a few years before moving to Preston in 2016. I am transferring to the 'full roll out' of Universal Credit on 27 September 2018. My job search log is on a flash drive which I can show advisers by clipping the drive to my tablet. Computers and free WiFi are available in all Jobcentres to enable claimants to maintain their accounts."'Red tape hell'With people starving and dying of suicide over the Universal Credit changes, forcing us to use credit-hungry phones is really beyond the pale.

collected by :John Smith