The Lancet published a series of articles in which scientists reviewed 121 scientific studies involving 9 million people under the age of 25.
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The Lancet published a series of articles in which scientists reviewed 121 scientific studies involving 9 million people under the age of 25. They reached a cautious conclusion that problematic use of digital media is linked to deteriorating mental health, sleep disturbances, and decreased physical activity.
But researcher Louise Holly from DTH Lab acknowledged that this correlation is weak, and that the evidence remains flimsy due to companies withholding their data.
She said that governments have allowed tech companies to operate by their own rules, leading to business models focused on attention and data collection, while health has become a secondary concern. Although the evidence linking problematic digital media use to declining mental health, sleep, and physical activity is not conclusive, it justifies coordinated global action.
Researcher Falk Müller-Reimensneider from the same laboratory warned: "If a person spends more than two hours a day in front of digital devices, the world loses about 2.8 million years of healthy life annually due to depression, and 240,000 years due to obesity."
The study's authors also suggest examining new digital products for potential risks before their release, establishing international standards through the World Health Organization, and creating a body to monitor the harms of artificial intelligence on young people.
The authors argue that simply banning children and adolescents from accessing social media networks is insufficient, and propose a number of measures, including:
Technology companies are required to assess new products or functions in terms of potential harm before launching them, and to share data with researchers working to serve the public good.
A global governance agreement should be reached through the World Health Organization to establish basic standards, so that weak regulation in one country does not undermine progress in other countries.
Establishing a special international body to monitor the harms of artificial intelligence on children and young people.
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