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La sédentarité, quatrième facteur de mortalité mondiale selon l'OMS

Sedentary lifestyle, fourth leading cause of death worldwide according to WHO

Alexandre Dana and Victor Fersing analyze the effects of a sedentary lifestyle in La chaise tue (The Chair Kills). The WHO ranks it as the fourth leading cause of global mortality and the primary preventable factor.

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Les étudiants en cinéma peinent à visionner un film entier

Film students struggle to watch an entire film

An American study reveals that film students struggle to watch entire films, a phenomenon linked to changing media habits and the intensive use of social networks.

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Pause numérique : une notoriété forte en France, mais une pratique encore marginale

Digital break: a well-known concept in France, but still a marginal practice.

A study reveals that 76% of French people are familiar with the digital break, but only 19% have actually taken it, despite perceived benefits on well-being and sleep.

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Dépendance numérique des adolescents en Italie : 100 000 jeunes à risque

Digital addiction among teenagers in Italy: 100,000 young people at risk

The Italian National Institute of Health reveals that 100,000 teenagers are at risk of social media addiction. Experts favor an educational approach over outright bans.

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Corée du Sud : un centre de désintoxication numérique pour des adolescents de plus en plus jeunes

South Korea: A digital detox center for increasingly younger teenagers

A South Korean digital detox center welcomes teenagers addicted to online gaming, social media, and pornography every month. Faced with the phenomenon affecting younger children, the center is preparing to open its programs to children as young as 10.

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Un documentaire explore la manipulation émotionnelle à l'ère des réseaux sociaux

A documentary explores emotional manipulation in the age of social media.

The documentary "Can't Feel Nothing" explores how internet companies manipulate our emotions, through portraits of trolls, influencers and creators of fake news around the world.

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L'interdiction australienne des réseaux sociaux : un modèle pour le monde entier ?

Australia's ban on social media: a model for the whole world?

Australia has banned access to social media for those under 16. This unprecedented measure, closely watched by the world, reveals the complex challenges of protecting young people in the digital age.

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Le ministère de l'Éducation nationale encadre l'usage du numérique scolaire

The Ministry of National Education regulates the use of digital technology in schools

The Ministry of National Education is implementing four measures to regulate the use of digital technology in schools: training for students, the right to disconnect, mobile phone breaks and support for families.

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Réseaux sociaux et téléphones : un tournant législatif pour les adolescents

Social networks and phones: a legislative turning point for teenagers

Members of Parliament recently adopted a bill aimed at limiting access to social networks for those under 15 and regulating phone use in high schools.
This decision confirms a collective awareness of the impact of digital technology during school hours.
For institutions, the challenge now is to implement these rules in a simple, consistent and calm manner.

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