Kenneth Cole
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- Milken Institute1h 1m
Digital Media and Youth Mental Health | Global Conference 2024
Jacob Ward, Kenneth Cole, Bill Ready, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Ashwin Vasan, Sherrie Westin
Experts and tech leaders are calling for federal regulation to address the digital toxin threatening adolescent mental health, noting that current industry incentives favor engagement over safety while parents struggle to act as the sole bulwark against online harm. With significant data linking increased screen time to rising anxiety and depression, proposed solutions include the Kids Online Safety Act, California's Age-Appropriate Design Code, and voluntary industry pledges like Pinterest's safety-first model that prioritizes well-being metrics over engagement. Although business leaders acknowledge the necessity of a regulatory floor to align financial interests with public health, the consensus remains that structural safeguards must be established to protect the developing brains of children before self-regulation or bans alone can solve the crisis.