If there is a term that is associated with Gen Alpha, the cohort of young people born after 2010, it would be “chronically online.” Parents, teachers and children’s advocates have long voiced concerns about the psychological repercussions of such behaviour, and finally, the government is stepping in.
Lawmakers across the US are proposing and passing legislation that would restrict children’s access to their phones and to social media platforms such as Instagram, with most citing a US…

