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smartphone apps. Researchers say tracking to stay in touch can be healthy and supportive, but it could also cross the line. Here are [some of the survey's findings](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/15/nx-s1-5854613/tracking-smartphone-kids-parents-adults): 🔍 Most parents cited
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parents a rubric for evaluating how harmful an app or device may be for kids, Schüll says. During the trial in California, the attorney bringing the case accused Meta and Google of designing their apps
tracked the same group of young people from eight to 18 since 2014, notes that this year for the first time AI moved from “barely a footnote” to wholesale adoption. At the same time, says