# Amazon’s “digital pacifier” for toddlers

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**Created:** [26 October 2026 18:42 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/amazon-s-digital-pacifier-for-toddlers/251137 "2026-10-26T18:42:24Z")\
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> Amazon released new touchscreen tablets last week marketed specifically for toddlers to use, even as a growing body of pediatric research links such devices to developmental problems, emotional dysregulation, and poor eyesight.

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> **[Amazon’s “digital pacifier” for toddlers](https://oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/amazons-digital-pacifier-for-toddlers)**
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> Amazon released new touchscreen tablets last week marketed specifically for toddlers to use, even as a growing body of pediatric research links such devices to developmental problems, emotional dysregulation, and poor eyesight.