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Hong Kong lags in child social media regulation amid rising screen time concerns

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A significant portion of children in Hong Kong are exceeding recommended daily screen time limits, leading to family disputes. While other countries are implementing regulations for child social media use, Hong Kong has yet to do so. Meta has introduced parental alerts for searches related to suicide and self-harm on Instagram, but the author questions the platform's motives, suggesting that profit drives their business model over child welfare. AI

IMPACT Highlights the societal impact of social media platforms and the need for regulation concerning child users.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing policy and social issues related to social media use by children.

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Hong Kong lags in child social media regulation amid rising screen time concerns

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alice Wu ·

    Don’t leave Hong Kong parents to their own devices on child social media use

    Hong Kong, a city of overachievers, especially when it comes to the young, is also filled with children who take to social media early. Almost 35 per cent of kindergarten pupils log at least one hour of recreational screen time daily. By the junior forms, 60 per cent exceed the i…

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