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Gen X mom can’t understand why her Millenial and Gen Z kids watch TV with closed captions

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Summary
Nutrition label

55% Informative

A recent study found that more than half of Gen Z and Gen Z prefer captions on when watching television.

It’s believed that their preference for subtitles stems from the ubiquity of captioning on social media sites such as TikTok or Instagram .

With subtitles, it’s easier not to lose track of the dialog if people in the room start talking.

VR Score

47

Informative language

41

Neutral language

22

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

38

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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