Global action needed to protect young people from digital media perils, researchers suggest
3 sources·Updated October 4, 2026
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- Medical Xpress·5h agoDigital media health risks warrant global action to protect young people, experts argue
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…
Read at Medical Xpress → - The Independent·5h agoGlobal action urged over digital media’s harm to young people’s mental health
In an effort to build a ‘healthier digital world’ for young people, experts are calling on tech firms to release data showing how platform features affect user wellbeing
Read at The Independent → - Irish Examiner Ireland·17h agoGlobal action needed to protect young people from digital media perils, researchers suggest
The three-paper series, published in the Lancet, includes a major analysis of reviews comprising nine million people under the age of 25.
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