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Persuasive design
Posted by Richard Freed on October 15th, 2019 in Persuasive design, Tech Addiction
Nellie Bowles' New York Times' article reveals how those who have hooked us on tech are now claiming it's really our problem, with no real mention of its impact on children.
Posted by Richard Freed on January 5th, 2019 in Persuasive design, Persuasive Technology, Tech Addiction, Video Game Addiction
Fortnite, more than any video game, is upending the lives of the children and teens I work with. Wall Street Journal writer Betsy Morris interviewed me for her article "How Fortnite Triggered an Unwinnable War Between Parents and Their Boys." Read more
Posted by Richard Freed on October 28th, 2018 in Persuasive design, Tech Exec Parenting, Tech Parenting
New York Times writer Nellie Bowles interviewed me for her article on the new digital divide: Children in more affluent areas are spending much less time on screens and phones than kids in less advantaged communities.
Posted by Richard Freed on October 24th, 2018 in Persuasive design, Persuasive Technology
Join this effort calling on the American Psychological Association to address persuasive design which is hooking children on video games, social media, and smartphones.
Posted by Richard Freed on August 22nd, 2018 in Persuasive design, Persuasive Technology, Smartphones, Tech Addiction
Multiple national news outlets brought attention to the effort I am undertaking with leading psychologists and the Children's Screen Time Action Network to ask that psychologists not be involved in the development of video games and social media products that hook kids.
Posted by Richard Freed on May 14th, 2018 in Persuasive design, Persuasive Technology, Smartphones, Tech Addiction, Tech Parenting
Pedram Shojai, The Urban Monk, interviews me for his podcast about the power and impact of technology in our children's and even in our own lives.
Posted by Richard Freed on March 31st, 2018 in Persuasive design, Persuasive Technology, Tech Addiction, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Overuse and Emotional Problems
My article, “The Tech Industry’s War on Kids,” reveals a dark secret: psychology—a discipline that we associate with healing—is now used as a weapon against children.