In (faulty) defense of the smartphone

Published January 24, 2020 4:00am ET



The New York Times’s technology section doesn’t want you to deprive your children of hours upon hours of smartphone screen time out of concern for their mental health.

“Panicking About Your Kids’ Phones? New Research Says Don’t,” a recent headline read. The New York Times’s tech writer made his case against caution based on two new studies. But the argument had quite a few holes.

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