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30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTok

And why did youth mental health problems accelerate after 2010?

In recent weeks, I’ve published a series of articles on “dopamine culture” —the fast-paced scrolling and swiping behavior promoted by Big Tech. Apologists for TikTok will tell you that these mental health problems are merely correlated with excessive screen time and that does not prove causation. But if you’re looking for dark humor, I’ll point to the four minutes spent on the Duolingo language training app at the end of the day.

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