Headline: A majority of U.S. teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

The study: 52% – said they are trying to limit their phone use in various ways.

Addicts will often lie about trying to get clean. "Trying to do" something is also not the same as "doing" something something.

I'm not saying that teens aren't taking concrete steps to reduce smartphone and social media use, and after all, the first step to getting clean is admitting you have a problem, something their parents can't do. I'm just saying it's irresponsible for TechCrunch to jump to this conclusion, and this headline is amounts to clickbait.