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Here is an scientific article synthesizing the effects of short videos, you should really take a look if you watch shorts, reels or TikTok..
And clearly, never let kids around that kind of content, see why:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11939997/

There's a variety of tools to block short videos, share the ones you use.

#BrainRot #information #screentime #anxiety #depression #stress #productivity #motivation #doomscrolling #zombiescrolling #socialmedia #addiction #misinformation #fatigue #tech #science #attention #smartphone #society #culture #memory #language #shorts #video #reels #tiktok #youtube

Tapping Ignore Limit on iPhone a minute after setting it? The choice is all or nothing, so ignore wins.

Our app Time Debt adds a middle option: borrow 5, 10 or 15 minutes from tomorrow and see tomorrow's adjusted allowance first. Emergency access is always free.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/time-debt-screen-time/id6792393696

#screentime #digitalwellbeing #AIassisted

This is quite serious.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11939997/

There's a variety of tools to block short videos, share the ones you use.

#BrainRot #information #screentime #anxiety #depression #stress #productivity #motivation #doomscrolling #zombiescrolling #socialmedia #addiction #misinformation #fatigue #tech #science #attention #smartphone #society #culture #memory #language #shorts #video #reels #tiktok #youtube

Reuters: OpenAI says teens use ChatGPT for under 15 minutes a day as worries over risks grow. “Teens spend under 15 minutes a day on average on ChatGPT, while less than 2% of them interact with the chatbot for over three straight hours, OpenAI ​said, as technology companies face scrutiny over the risks AI chatbots pose to children. Sam Altman’s ‌AI company released the figures in its first […]

💬 NEW: Common Sense Media tested #ChatGPT’s Teen Mode across roughly 4,000 interactions and concluded it poses an unacceptable risk for users under 18.

Testers found study mode easy to bypass, parental alerts that never fired during acute crisis conversations, and a #chatbot that still behaved like a friend. #OpenAI disputed the methodology, citing technical errors.

👉 https://www.edweek.org/technology/chatgpts-teen-mode-is-unsafe-for-students-report-concludes/2026/10

#ai #education #teens #safety #teachers #technology #tech #school #parenting #screentime #homework #literacy #research #kids

University of Exeter: Focus on social media engagement – not just screen time – essential to help protect mental health. “The research indicates that associations between social media use and depressive and anxiety symptoms depend not only on how frequently or how long individuals engage, but also on the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural quality of that engagement.”