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42% of Americans Under 8 Have Their Own Tablet (axios.com)

A reader shares an Axios report: A whopping 42% of children ages 0-8 have their own tablet device, up from less than 1% in 2011, according to Common Sense Media's newest national "Media Use by Kids" census. Families with young children are now more likely to have a subscription video service such as Netflix or Hulu (72%) than they are to have cable TV (65%). 10% of kids age 8 or under own a "smart" toy that connects to the internet and 9% have a voice-activated virtual assistant device available to them in the home, such as an Amazon Echo or Google Home.

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  1. Re:A modern pacifier by jellomizer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The kids on the the side that lost WWII were beaten as well.

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  2. Re:Makes sense by Drethon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Only because you have no imagination. I'm still using mine as a light browser, email client, videophone, occasional gaming time waster, VNC client, as well as acting as the remote for my soundbar, TV and Plex server.

    I would but my laptop does these just fine and takes up just about as little space while doing a lot more at the same time.

  3. Re:Makes sense by cayenne8 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I'm actually SOOOO glad they didn't have this shit or cameras on everyones' person when I was growing up.

    I actually got to go outside and play and use my imagination, and no one to track me or take incriminating evidence of me while I acted upon said imagination....

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  4. Re:Makes sense by bondsbw · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Aircraft for one. My laptop doesn't usually have room to open fully.

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