YouTube cofounder Steve Chen is the latest tech trailblazer to warn against social media’s impact on kids. Chen warned in a recently published talk that short-form video “equates to shorter attention ...

Short-form video isn't new. Before TikTok, there was Vine—a platform that popularized 6-second video clips and helped redefine what it meant to go viral. The "Only a spoonful" of ice cream skit lives ...

Whether it’s shorter videos or more personalized content, there’s a multitude of reasons why children gravitate towards ...

These days, cereal boxes are a little lighter, toys are a little flimsier, and attention spans are way, way shorter. When it comes time to sit your kid down for some snacks and a little TV, it's hard ...

YouTube will now let parents limit the amount of time their teens can spend scrolling through its short-form video feature, Shorts, or block them all together.

Short-form video platforms are engineered for intensity rather than duration—quick hits of content that encourage “just one ...