[andrepd]

That's preposterous. I'm as left-wing as can be and I think that smartphones and social media are a plague. Anecdotally, in my experience my left-leaming acquaintances are the ones more likely to be aware of the dangers of social media.

[throwaway98271]

Then you and your acquaintances are unusual. In my experience, the left-leaning people are pushing for more digital learning. In my country, every left-leaning political party has it as a part of their program. In EU, there's an entire left-wing party based around digital stuff (Pirate).

[Nasrudith]

It seems to vary by country really. The US they are still on the social media is solely-responsible-Trump-and-thus-the-devil kick.

[floomk]

Digital learning on controlled devices is not the same thing as scrolling Instagram during class