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Platforms are doing everything in their power to keep us hooked to their dopamine-generating features. How can we keep control of our digital time? Teenagers have their own strategies.
Sharply restricting kids’ use of digital media is linked with problematic internet use — but it is still unclear why.
New Zealand is among many countries debating a ban on under-16s having social media accounts. But making digital media literacy education a priority would be a better first step.
An anthropologist explains how smartphones have gradually replaced our every conversation with communication – a radically different concept.
Your phone doesn’t even need to ping for you to be distracted. Here’s how to reclaim your focus.
Research shows doomscrolling can be harmful. These experts have found evidence-based tips that can help you help yourself.
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Senior research scientist, Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College and Director of Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab, Wellesley College
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Professeur de sociologie et d'anthropologie, Université de Strasbourg
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Adolescent Health, University of California, Irvine
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Pediatrician and Medical Editor at Nemours KidsHealth, part of Nemours Children's Health, and Visiting Scholar, Wellesley College
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Deakin University
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Research Fellow in Digital Childhoods, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Head of Critical Media Studies, Auckland University of Technology
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Professeure des Universités en Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication, Université de Lorraine
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University