MedCity News January 16, 2024
Marissa Plescia

During a session at CES 2024, a Google exec shared several changes the company has made through YouTube to protect children and teens.

While social media has given teens and children a way to communicate with others, it also has the potential to negatively affect their mental health. It can distract them, disrupt their sleep, make them susceptible to bullying and lead to “unrealistic views” of people’s lives, according to Mayo Clinic.

The dangers of social media on kids was the topic of a session at CES 2024 held in Las Vegas last week. During the session, Google’s Director of Consumer and Mental Health Megan Jones Bell discussed five ways the company is protecting child mental health on YouTube (which...

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