A Time Tracking Feature Now on Facebook and Instagram
by: Bryan Shaw
In an official blog post, Facebook announced there is now an “activity dashboard” to help you better manage your time spent on social media. This includes daily reminders, notification limits, and a time-tracker that shows how much time you’ve spent on the apps.
The goal of this set of tools, is to encourage users to engage with their platform in healthy ways, rather than the “passive scrolling” that can produce negative health effects:
We developed these tools based on collaboration and inspiration from leading mental health experts and organizations, academics, our own extensive research and feedback from our community. We want the time people spend on Facebook and Instagram to be intentional, positive and inspiring. Our hope is that these tools give people more control over the time they spend on our platforms and also foster conversations between parents and teens about the online habits that are right for them.
These tools are available today to U.S. users, with a global rollout coming in a few weeks. The dashboard will allow users to set time limits on usage, after which the app will send a notification — but there is not a “hard stop” feature, it’s up to you to adhere to your self-imposed time frame.
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