YouTube's CEO limits his kids' social media use – other tech bosses do the same

Post by tonyedgecombe » Sat, Dec 13, 2025, 1:06 PM UTC

michaeljx wrote: post #2

I am sure the coca-cola boss limits his kids soft drink consumption too.

Post by politelemon » Sat, Dec 13, 2025, 1:09 PM UTC

concinds wrote: post #7

rightbyte wrote: post #3

Ye and Zuckerberg plugs the laptop mic with a dud cable. I guess most parents try to limit screen time. But some have a hard time doing it since it is a great babysitter. I try to do a total blockade of YT at home for kids. Watching other kids be hypnothized by the feed years ago was enough. The algorithm seems to converge to unboxing videos and surreal spam.

> But some have a hard time doing it since it is a great babysitter. We should be clearer on what it means. An iPad will satisfy their need for stimulation but not their developmental emotional and social needs, nor their fine motor skills and executive functioning skills (and it likely harms the latter two, unlike old-school toys). Boredom and non-excessive stimulation levels are essential to letting the child’s inn…

Post by michaeljx » Sat, Dec 13, 2025, 1:17 PM UTC

jasonsb wrote: post #8

michaeljx wrote: post #2

I am sure the coca-cola boss limits his kids soft drink consumption too.

Does it really matter? Even if a billionaire’s kid gets hooked on Coca-Cola or social media, they still have vastly more resources (therapy, education, support) to overcome it. Meanwhile, kids in underprivileged communities don’t get that safety net. For CEOs like Zuckerberg or Coca-Cola’s leadership, that disparity is just a small price to pay for the profits their products generate.

Post by rightbyte » Sat, Dec 13, 2025, 1:19 PM UTC

myko wrote: post #13

leosanchez wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Ye and Zuckerberg plugs the laptop mic with a dud cable. Are you talking about Kanye West ? also can you expand what this means? "plugs the laptop mic with a dud cable"

What they're saying is these folks don't trust the privacy of their hardware, they use a dud cable to block the microphone from listening. I think what they're getting at is people close to the situation (not sure why Ye is in the privacy discussion, but Zuck certainly is) don't trust the controls in place.

Post by kankerlijer » Sat, Dec 13, 2025, 1:25 PM UTC

myko wrote: post #13

leosanchez wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Ye and Zuckerberg plugs the laptop mic with a dud cable. Are you talking about Kanye West ? also can you expand what this means? "plugs the laptop mic with a dud cable"

What they're saying is these folks don't trust the privacy of their hardware, they use a dud cable to block the microphone from listening. I think what they're getting at is people close to the situation (not sure why Ye is in the privacy discussion, but Zuck certainly is) don't trust the controls in place.