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Addiction
26
Dec

Potentially negative effects of internet use

December 26, 2020
It is increasingly recognised that the internet, in spite of all its benefits to society, can also be correlated with significant harms to individuals and society. Some of these harms have been studied extensively, particularly harms to privacy, harms associated with security and cybercrime, and harms resulting from digital divides. This report covers less studied...
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26
Dec

Potentially negative effects of internet use

December 26, 2020
European Parliamentary Research Service Nov 6, 2020 It is increasingly recognised that the internet, in spite of all its benefits to society, can also be correlated with significant harms to individuals and society. Some of these harms have been studied extensively, particularly harms to privacy, harms associated with security and cybercrime, and harms resulting from...
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20
Aug

Children’s Health in the Digital Age

August 20, 2020
Dresp-Langley B. Children’s Health in the Digital Age. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(9):3240. Published 2020 May 6. doi:10.3390/ijerph17093240 Abstract Environmental studies, metabolic research, and state of the art research in neurobiology point towards the reduced amount of natural day and sunlight exposure of the developing child, as a consequence of increasingly long hours spent...
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22
May

China’s highest court supports refund for kids’ excessive spending on games, live-streaming apps

May 22, 2020
Josh Ye Published: 6:00am, 21 May, 2020 Updated: 11:06am, 21 May, 2020 The directive from the Supreme People’s Court comes amid the growing number of disputes over money spent by minors on these platforms. It adds more teeth to the recent anti-addiction guidelines for minors issued by the State Administration of Press and Publications last...
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12
Dec

Prevalence of problematic smartphone usage and associated mental health outcomes amongst children and young people: a systematic review, meta-analysis and GRADE of the evidence

December 12, 2019
Sohn, S., Rees, P., Wildridge, B. et al. Prevalence of problematic smartphone usage and associated mental health outcomes amongst children and young people: a systematic review, meta-analysis and GRADE of the evidence. BMC Psychiatry 19, 356 (2019) doi:10.1186/s12888-019-2350-x Abstract Background Over the past decade, smartphone use has become widespread amongst today’s children and young people (CYP) which parallels increases in...
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20
Nov

A Critical Review of Digital Technology in Education that should give Policy Makers and Educators Pause for Thought

November 20, 2019
Credit for post: Professor Tom Butler and The EM Radiation Research Trust PDF https://www.radiationresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Digital-Technology-in-Education-Working-Paper-2019.pdf “Digital Technology is hardly the benign, neutral presence in education that we are often assured it to be” Selwyn (2015, p. 247) Abstract There is a dearth of scientific evidence and evidence-based practice to justify current levels of digital technology use for...
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09
Nov

China Introduces Restrictions On Video Games For Minors

November 9, 2019
November 6, 20195:00 PM ET PAOLO ZIALCITA Chinese officials are cracking down on youth online gaming, which they say negatively affects the health and learning of minors. Official guidelines released Tuesday outline a new curfew and time restrictions for gamers under 18. Six measures were outlined in the guidelines, aimed at preventing minors “from indulging in...
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26
Mar

The City of Oviedo, Spain: Councils of Environment and Education launch educational campaign for school children about electromagnetic pollution and addiction

March 26, 2019
Source: https://www.oviedo.es/-/las-concejalias-de-medio-ambiente-y-educacion-lanzan-una-campana-para-sensibilizar-a-los-escolares-sobre-la-contaminacion-electromagnetica March 18, 2019 Excerpts (translated from Spanish): The Department of Urbanism and Environment of the City of Oviedo (through the Municipal School of Sustainability) and Department of Education (through the Municipal School of Health) in collaboration with the Platform Against Electromagnetic Pollution (PECCEM), will develop several activities to raise awareness of the health...
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05
Mar

Hearing UK Parliament : Immersive and Addictive Technologies

March 5, 2019
Tuesday 5 March 2019 Witnesses: Jack Edwards, vlogger, lifestyle blogger, and BBC presenter, James Good, Game Quitters, and Matúš Mikuš, Game Quitters https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/b544f5bb-3475-460f-b06b-63fa41b7c759 Gamers reveal ‘toxic behaviour’ of players online http://www.irishnews.com/magazine/technology/2019/03/05/news/gamers-reveal-toxic-behaviour-of-players-online-1565745/  
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15
Jul

The 10 detrimental health effects of wireless devices

July 15, 2017
The 10 detrimental health effects of wireless devices. By Juhana Harju. (Finnish non-fiction author and nutrition expert. Besides nutrition, he is also interested in the salutary effects of nature and adverse effects of technology.) Almost everyone nowadays has a smartphone. We use them so much every day that it is a good idea to consider...
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