Youth and Digital Media: The Strategic Obscurity of Smartphone Data (faz.net)

• Intentional data gaps regarding minor smartphone usage patterns.
• Critique of industry-led narratives regarding digital safety.
• Call for transparency in platform recommendation algorithms.

"A comprehensive analysis of digital youth indicates that the lack of clear data regarding smartphone impact on children is a feature, not a bug, of the tech industry. By maintaining a shroud of secrecy around algorithmic operations and usage patterns, platforms effectively bypass meaningful oversight. The report challenges industry-promoted narratives of 'digital literacy' and demands evidence-based policymaking to ensure robust child protection that is independent of corporate PR."