Digital media use and mental health

The Surgeon General offered the federal government’s starkest warning to date on Tuesday over the ways social media may harm young users’ mental health. In a public advisory, Vivek Murthy said there are “ample indicators” that social media poses a “profound risk of harm” to children’s mental health and development. The First Things To Do In VR, Part 2The country’s foremost doctor said there’s simply not enough data currently available to determine if social media is “sufficiently safe” for children and adolescents. Though…

An eSports-themed hotel in Hangzhou, China is just one of the ways China’s gaming scene is reliant on long game sessions, something that China has worked hard to curb. Photo: STR/AFP (Getty Images)“Solving” gaming addiction sounds as easy as easy as “solving” alcoholism, but China’s state-affiliated body overseeing video games seems about ready to call recent efforts at curbing gaming use among children a “success.” The Financial Times and Reuters both reported that China’s state-aligned committee on video games released…