Elon Musk warns about over exposure to social media for kids: 'There is extreme competition'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has cautioned the over exposure of social media to kids. Writing on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Musk spoke about how children were vulnerable to highly developed artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms which were designed to increase user engagement by boosting dopamine levels.

"A lot of social media is bad for kids, as there is extreme competition between social media AIs to maximize dopamine!" Musk wrote on the social media platform.
Musk's post saw a lot of user comments, who agreed with him on the drawbacks associated with over exposure of social media to kids.

"Parents need to limit screen time. Kids still need to go outside and play. Read books. It's truly sad how much social media has impacted children's lives," one user wrote.

"My kids are banned from social media until they are 18. They only have flip phones. If they want to see their friends they can walk to their house like we did in the 80's-90's," another user wrote.

"Parents should know everything their kids are doing on social media and should control how much time is spent online. Sadly, I don’t think the majority of parents know where their kids are at online and how much time they are spending," another user wrote.