Facebook Wants To Help You Limit The Time Spent On Social Media With Its New Feature

The tech giant is launching a real-time tool dashboard which helps to track the time you spend on Facebook and Instagram.

No, really. It may come off as counterproductive - especially when you're making money off social media timetables - but the company is serious and wants us to shift our gaze from phone screens to real people.

A dedicated dashboard will house these tools, called "Your Time on Facebook" and "Your activity" on Instagram, allowing users to set daily reminders and limits. 

Facebook said the tools are developed based on statistics from leading research thinktanks and in-house data. 

Once you've reached that time, the app will send you a notification reminding you that you've hit your daily limit. Of course, you can choose to ignore it and browse as you like. 

There's also a tab for you to manage your notifications, letting you mute them for up to eight hours. 

Ultimately, the company is telling the world they want to be accountable for its users' social media habits.

"These new tools are an important first step, and we are committed to continuing our work to foster safe, kind and supportive communities for everyone."

A good first step, indeed. But will it work? We'll just have to wait and see.