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Lancet Series Links Problematic Digital Media Use to Youth Health Harms, Urges Regulation

A three-paper series in The Lancet analyzing data from 9 million people under 25 finds consistent associations between problematic digital media use and harms including self-injury, suicidal ideation, and developmental problems, while calling for governments to require tech companies to share data with independent researchers.

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A three-paper series in The Lancet analyzing data from 9 million people under 25 finds consistent associations between problematic digital media use and harms including self-injury, suicidal ideation, and developmental problems, while calling for governments to require tech comp…

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