In a pre-emptive kickback against society’s growing worry that our lives are being ruined by digital addiction, tech giants are finally making baby steps to improve our “digital wellbeing.” The first step, as you’d expect, is to work out how big the problem is, and that means new tools in iOS and Android 9 that let you monitor how much time you’re wasting on various services.
Starting today, Google is extending those stats to YouTube, arguably its most addictive product.
