4 hours ago · China
I thought my phone couldn’t be any worse for my brain – then I started watching microdramas on it | Imogen West-Knights
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 20 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC. The headline in use is “I thought my phone couldn’t be any worse for my brain – then I started watching microdramas on it | Imogen West-Knights”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
I have long known that internet detritus is bad for me. But with these dramas told in episodes under two minutes, I swear I can actually feel the damage being done Seven or eight years ago, a new kind of televisual entertainment was born in China.
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