Social Media’s Impact on Homeland Security

QuestionRomney, citing concern for his own kids and grandkids, asks whether other countries have implemented design measures (like TikTok's reported five-second blank-screen gaps in China) to reduce social media's addictive draw, and whether the U.S. is falling behind on protecting kids this way.

ResponseBoland confirms "friction" design techniques exist to reduce compulsive use, but says he's not aware of any U.S. company mandating such friction on its own, and that Europe has moved toward transparency requirements rather than prescriptive design mandates.