Across the country, families are becoming increasingly concerned about how social media affects children and teenagers. Many popular platforms are designed to maximize engagement—using constant notifications, endless scrolling, and algorithm-driven feeds that keep users online longer.

For young people, these features can make it difficult to disconnect, especially at night. Notifications, alerts, and messages often continue well past bedtime, pulling kids back onto their phones when they should be sleeping. Over time, disrupted sleep and excessive screen use can affect focus, mental health, and overall well-being.

A major jury trial currently underway in Los Angeles is examining whether certain social media platforms used design features that encouraged excessive use among minors. Some companies have already reached settlements, while others continue to face legal scrutiny as more evidence comes to light.

Parents deserve tools that help them guide their children’s technology use—not systems designed to compete with them for their child’s attention. Reasonable safeguards, such as default nighttime notification limits and simple parental controls, could help ensure that children are not being kept awake by platforms built to capture their attention around the clock.

Technology should support healthy development—not undermine it.

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