Jesse Ridgway to Lead Global Digital Detox Movement as New Study Links Screen Time to Dementia Risk in Children Under 10
Tampa, FL — In a shocking turn of events, internet personality and former daily vlogger Jesse Ridgway has announced a complete withdrawal from social media to spearhead a worldwide initiative called "The Neon Reclamation Project," aimed at reversing the effects of excessive screen time in children. This comes on the heels of a newly peer-reviewed study from MIT that predicts children born after 2026 who spend more than three hours a day on devices will face a 40% increased risk of early-onset dementia by the age of 40. Ridgway, building on his controversial transformation into a "health tech guru" after his McJuggerNuggets era, will launch a series of "offline camps" in abandoned shopping malls across the U.S. starting next year. "I almost lost myself to the algorithm," Ridgway stated in an exclusive press release, "but now I'm using my past to save the next generation from a future they can't scroll away from." Critics have already dubbed the movement "performative," while parents reports of children unplugging to attend the camps have quadrupled this month, signaling the start of a widespread and radical societal shift.