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The Frightening Truth: Too Much Video Consumption Can Be Dangerous

If you’re on social media, you’ve come across a video. Maybe you’ve watched one, or several. These short-form videos commonly originate from TikTok, YouTube, or Meta platforms (called Facebook or Instagram reels) and are easily shared between platforms.

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How too much screen time affects kids’ heart health and what can reduce the risk

Researchers in Denmark show that every extra hour of daily screen use in kids and teens increases cardiometabolic risk, but getting enough sleep may help protect their hearts.

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New report says screen time limits for children are no longer enough

New study links screen time to kids' mental health. ABC News' Dr. Tara Narula explains new research showing that more screen time, particularly gaming, may increase the risk of emotional and behavioral issues.

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Malaysia, Indonesia become 1st countries to block Musk's Grok over sexualized AI images

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'A game-changing moment for social media' - what next for big tech after landmark addiction verdict?

A jury in LA has delivered a damning verdict for two of the world's most popular digital platforms, Instagram and YouTube. It ruled those apps are addictive, and deliberately engineered that way – and that its owners have been negligent in their safeguarding of the children who have used them…

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Parents of under-fives to be offered screen time guidance


Parents are being offered official advice on how long their children should spend watching TV or looking at computer screens.

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Canadian government mulls response to X’s AI-generated sexual abuse material

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