Take action
Attention is something we can choose to reclaim.
A small number of things worth doing, available now. None of them needs an account, and none of them asks you for anything but your time.
1. Check the evidence yourself
Start by understanding the issue and testing what we say.
Read why we are concerned, then how we judge research. When a record is in the research library, follow its link to the original source and see whether we described it fairly. If we did not, we want to know.
2. Share it honestly
The movement grows when accurate information travels. When you share:
- Link to the source, not just a headline about it.
- Keep the finding's limits — a study of one group is not a fact about everyone.
- Say when something is our interpretation or our policy position rather than a research finding.
- Use more than one channel; short-video platforms need not be the only place this is discussed.
3. Start a conversation
Talk about it at home, in a classroom, on a campus or in your community. Ask what people notice in their own habits, and what they would want from the products they use. Listen as much as you argue.
Students, parents, teachers and researchers each see a different part of this. Bringing them into the same room is one of the most useful things anyone can do.
4. Take part in public processes
When a government or regulator opens a public consultation on digital wellbeing or online safety, take part. If you write to an elected representative, do it in your own words, once, as yourself.
Coming later
These open as each is ready to run properly:
- Take the survey
- Opens once its methods and privacy safeguards are published.
- Join the movement and sign the pledge
- Opens once the supporter record and its retention policy are reviewed.
- Start a local chapter
- For cities, campuses and communities, with a toolkit to support it.
- Submit evidence or policy ideas
- A route for suggesting research and recommendations to the team.