Mikeleen Ducliff
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For over a decade, Natasha Dalshol at New York University has studied how apps hold kids on them for hours.
She has found four key features.
First, solitude.
You use the app alone.
This is important because it removes social cues for stopping.
Second, bottomlessness.
There's seemingly endless photos and videos available.
Third, speed.
This content appears rapidly.
Finally, teasing.
The app figures out what the child wants to see, but doesn't quite give it to them.
When an app combines these four features, Scholl says, it creates a recipe for overuse.
It's a cruel setup, especially when kids are concerned, right?
Kids are obviously more vulnerable.
So, she says, kids need help regulating their use of these apps.
For NPR News, I'm Mikeleen Ducliff.
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