CNN Creator Describes One-Week Smartphone Abstinence
Antoinette Radford, a CNN creator, spent seven days without her smartphone after seeing repeated social-media ads linking device use to burnout. She reported the experience in a video segment published May 23, 2026.
naturalnews.comCNN Creator Antoinette Radford published a video on May 23, 2026, recounting her decision to stop using a smartphone for one week. Radford said the choice followed repeated targeted advertisements that connected smartphone use to burnout.
Radford stated that locating information through alternative means required more time than she had anticipated.
The creator noted increased fatigue by the end of the week and said the absence of the device did not produce the relief she had expected. The three-minute-eight-second video was posted in the health section of CNN's website.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
2 events- May 23, 2026
CNN published Antoinette Radford's video on her week without a smartphone.
1 sourceCnn - May 21, 2026
Video segment was first prepared for CNN's health section.
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Potential Impact
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Viewers may consider altering their own smartphone habits after watching the segment.
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