Commentary: Lawmakers should reject Instagram’s attempts to throw parents under the bus
by Brian Primack and Sadie Primack, Chicago Tribune
Mar 03, 2022
3 minutes
Instagram recently announced that a central pillar of its response to teen mental health harms will be to create controls offering parents “to see how much time their teens spend on Instagram and to set time limits.” While this may sound empowering, it is, unfortunately, part of an unwelcome campaign to shift the burden of responsibility onto parents.
Two decades ago, the tobacco industry used a similar strategy to deflect blame. For example, Phillip Morris (which has
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