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                                                           Flatlay of Gaming Equipments      Livestreaming platforms have caused the relationship between streamers and viewers to pose more risks to mental health and safety. Livestreaming allows for real time interaction between the audience and creators, unlike traditional media, where viewers passively consume content. The interactions livestreaming allows can create a stronger sense of connection between viewers and streamers, leading to parasocial relationships. As defined by researchers at VeryWellMind, parasocial relationships are a one sided emotional connection, where an audience member feels personally connected to a media personality, for example, a streamer. The key difference in these relationships is that the audience member does not actu...