I don't think the article made this differentiation specifically, but I don't see this as blaming technology, but ad-driven companies engineering skinner boxes. It is well understood that advertising companies wreak havoc on children's health (tobacco, body image, sugar, etc). We should hold these companies accountable.
While there were definitely lax restrictions here, there are more factors here (societal pressure, both cultural and literal; the article indicated that study groups and other activities were coordinated solely on social media) that affect one's proneness to phone addiction.
In addition, in the article linked above (and others), parenting is not _the_ bellwether preventative in terms of phone addiction - there are psychological factors, environmental factors, etc.
In addition, there are societal variations across gender that are documented as having an affect on proneness to phone addiction.
Don't let your individual experience override the reality of the situation. This is an issue that is going to require extensive research and potentially regulation.
While there were definitely lax restrictions here, there are more factors here (societal pressure, both cultural and literal; the article indicated that study groups and other activities were coordinated solely on social media) that affect one's proneness to phone addiction.
In addition, in the article linked above (and others), parenting is not _the_ bellwether preventative in terms of phone addiction - there are psychological factors, environmental factors, etc.
In addition, there are societal variations across gender that are documented as having an affect on proneness to phone addiction.
Don't let your individual experience override the reality of the situation. This is an issue that is going to require extensive research and potentially regulation.