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Study sparks calls to block short-form video apps
Original: This is quite serious. https:// pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/ PMC11939997/ There's a variety of tools to block short vi
A peer-reviewed article on PubMed Central is circulating with warnings that short-form video consumption harms attention, mood and productivity, linking it to anxiety, depression and 'brain rot'. People sharing the study are urging others to take the findings seriously and exchanging the tools and apps they use to block short videos and cut screen time.
Why now: A new study on the mental health effects of short-form video is prompting people to share ways to limit their viewing.
PubMed Centralshort-form video platforms
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- 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 #… · mangaispolitical@sakurajima.moe · 3
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