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YouTube’s CEO limits his kids’ social media use
YouTube's CEO Neal Mohan joins other tech bosses from Bill Gates to Mark Cuban who restrict their children's social media and smartphone use.
TL;DR
- YouTube CEO Neal Mohan limits his children's use of YouTube and other media platforms, with stricter rules on weekdays.
- Mohan believes 'everything in moderation' is key for his children's media consumption.
- Experts like NYU professor Jonathan Haidt advocate for delaying smartphone access until 14 and social media access until 16.
- Australia has become the first country to formally ban users under 16 from accessing major social media platforms.
- YouTube offers YouTube Kids, launched in 2015, as a child-friendly version of its platform.
- Other tech leaders, including former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, Bill Gates, and Mark Cuban, have also implemented strict limits on their children's technology and social media use.