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\n\tThe media industry is facing a social reckoning.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter mounting scrutiny of social media\u2019s impact on young users, the U.K. announced Monday that it would move forward with a ban on children under 16 using apps such as TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe news arrived just days after the first trailer for Aaron Sorkin\u2019s \u201cThe Social Reckoning\u201d dropped online. The film, like its predecessor, takes aim at Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg \u2014 this time focusing on allegations that Facebook ignored internal warnings about the platform\u2019s effects on young users and mental health.<\/p>\n

\nJeremy Allen White, the star of the hit Hulu series \u201cThe Bear,\u201d spent five seasons portraying the extraordinary anxieties associated with running a kitchen. After the show ends this summer, his next project \u2014 \u201cThe Social Reckoning\u201d \u2014 tackles the root of the problem. At the final season\u2019s premiere in lower Manhattan, the star praised the decision as a \u201cgreat\u201d step forward.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s remarkable how addictive this stuff is,\u201d White told Variety <\/em>Monday night at Nine Orchard. \u201cI think there needs to be a correction. It\u2019s never going to go away, but I do think there needs to be boundaries or guidelines at a certain point. And I hope there is some kind of slide back into more of an analog approach in life. Because this is all moving very fast and it\u2019s a little scary.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhite, a father of two, said his children (ages 7 and 5) don\u2019t have their own phones or iPads, though they occasionally \u201cmess around\u201d with his or their mother\u2019s devices. He told Variety\u2019s <\/em>Marc Malkin last fall that when it comes to his kids adopting social media, he wants to \u201ckeep them away from it as long as [he] can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe day-to-day challenge of managing screen time has become a growing concern for parents in the U.S. According to a recent Pew Research survey, more than 64% of parents allow children 12 and under to use smartphones or tablets, even as nearly half say smartphones do more harm than good. (Eight in 10 believe the risks of social media outweigh the pros).<\/p>\n

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\n\tBut concerns about technology use aren\u2019t limited to children. White\u2019s co-star Ayo Edebiri admits she has \u201cbad habits\u201d with her smartphone and dreams of a simpler solution: ditching it altogether.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI really want a flip phone,\u201d she said. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t have contractual obligations and emails to answer, I genuinely would be like Steve Martin, Bill Murray mode. Like, call me and get the voicemail. I\u2019ll talk to you tomorrow. I\u2019m old enough to remember I had a job where like I had a work email, and when the work day was done, it was over. That\u2019s my dream for society: real office hours again. You can\u2019t reach me after eight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPerhaps \u201cThe Bear\u201d continues to resonate because of its visceral portrayal of anxiety, capturing the feeling with a level of intensity and realism rarely seen on television.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI have the things that I do for myself that help me out,\u201d White says about dealing with his anxiety. \u201cBut I\u2019ll tell you, it\u2019s always something that\u2019s very easily accessible to me \u2014 and that comes in handy while we\u2019re shooting the show, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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