Digital media health risks warrant global action to protect young people, experts argue
A series of papers in The Lancet argues that digital platforms are designed to prioritize data collection and attention over user health. Experts call for global governance to protect children from the adverse effects of problematic digital media use.
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It shifts the focus from individual responsibility to corporate accountability, advocating for systemic changes in how tech companies operate.
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Add as preferred source Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The way digital technologies are currently built and governed creates real risks to health worldwide, alongside genuine benefits, according to a new three-paper series authored by 13 global experts and published in The Lancet . The authors call for coordinated governance of digital systems, with the health and online safety of children and young people made an immediate global policy priority.
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