Pinterest is taking part in a movement to drive children out of their phones.
Social media platforms are testing new pop-ups that appear to minors in the US and Canada during class hours and are encouraging them to close the app until the bell rings.
“Focus is beautiful,” the prompt reads, According to Verge. “Place Pinterest and pause notifications until the school bell rings and stay in that moment.”
Only people aged 13 to 17 will receive a pop-up notification, only Monday through Friday from 8am to 3pm.
Pinterest says the large-scale testing will reach “millions” users of age groups, claiming that the company is the first high-tech company to test this type of “active” feature so that students in their grade can focus on education.
“At Pinterest, we believe that schools can take advantage of everything that all technology has to offer to students, while minimizing harm and distraction for students,” said Wanji Walcott, Pinterest’s Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer.
“Tech companies need to work with teachers, parents and policy makers to build solid solutions. [that] In the hands of students, smartphones are not distractions, they are tools. ”
New York has enacted a ban on bell-to-bell calls at schools, restricting children’s phone use during the day. Many other states There are already similar policies that restrict or prohibit the use of phones at schools.
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready It was previously shared His support with the school policy without telephones Kids Online Safety Law.
The company also announced that it would grant $1 million to the nonprofit organization. International Educational Technology Association (ISTE) “School Leaders Help Schools Create a Healthy Digital Culture in Schools.”
The grant will fund task forces for 12 school districts nationwide and develop a policy that “improves digital wellbeing for students.”
