Concern grows that too much screen time can damage adults’ health With brightly coloured screens, feeds that scroll on endlessly and videos that autoplay, digital devices and apps are designed to keep us hooked. Now, some of the people responsible for creating those very apps and devices are raising concerns over their addictiveness, asking if the
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