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Impact Alert on Children and Teens: Tiktok Videos Generate the Same Effect as Slot Machines

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The consumption of short videos on platforms such as TikTok or Instagram could have deeper effects than it seems. As indicated by the study The Slot Machine Effect in Short-Form Video (2026), carried out by researchers from Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in the United States. Specifically, the research warned that this type of content activates brain mechanisms similar to those of slot machines, generati…
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The consumption of short videos on platforms such as TikTok or Instagram could have deeper effects than it seems. As indicated by the study The Slot Machine Effect in Short-Form Video (2026), carried out by researchers from Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in the United States. Specifically, the research warned that this type of content activates brain mechanisms similar to those of slot machines, generati…

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G5noticias broke the news in on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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