A study found positive and negative effects to YouTube, but some of the negative effects could impact users' health.
Researchers from the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention found people who regularly watch YouTube have higher levels of loneliness, anxiety and depression. The most negatively affected are those under 29 years old — a vulnerable group that is difficult to protect, they noted.
Although there are positive impacts, including people seeking mental health support on the platform, lead author Dr. Luke Balcombe and Dr. Diego De Leo, former AISRAP director and Griffith University emeritus professor, found certain behaviors complicate the platform's impact, like the development of parasocial relationships.
Recently U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared loneliness and isolation as the nation's latest epidemic, saying it's as deadly as smoking. Plus, research on loneliness and social isolation has shown links to heart disease, dementia, mental illness and a weakened immune system. The platform's algorithm can push suggestions based on previous searches. That means suicide-related content can be recommended to already vulnerable users, and it's almost impossible for the algorithm to stop all of the harmful content from passing through due to sheer volume.
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