Closed captions on videos are used widely among under 40s, going beyond accessibility and translation to improve understanding and aid multitasking (Cordilia James/Wall Street Journal)

Cordilia James / Wall Street Journal:
Closed captions on videos are used widely among under 40s, going beyond accessibility and translation to improve understanding and aid multitasking  —  As automatic captioning on TikTok and creative audio descriptions on Netflix go mainstream, so does accessibility  —  Closed captions are cool now.

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