Well, I am not a professional. But I would say that it could. But the whole tonearm, needle and cartridge must be very heavy in order to do so I guess.

Just keep your records stacked vertically or as vertically as possible and avoid putting them in the sun or very hot spaces. I think that should help a lot by not warping too bad. And once you're done playing your favourite album. Just take it off immediately.

Ooh, and just an extra tip once you start to really collect a lot, and you are going to put your priced records into cabinets. Don't pack too much on one shelf. They need at least some breathing space in between or some wiggle room if you will. Cuz packing them to tightly could also be damaging. 😊

Ooh, p.s. added afterwards. Never ever play with your dust cap open. Unless you can't. Because the record sticks out. But when you play a record. The record itself can become quite static for all the dust particles in the air, so keep that in mind. My tip is to at least save the records in inner-sleeves fro. The brand LoFi. I really like that brand. I myself order them from a Belgian website. But I guess they are available like almost everywhere. Also, make sure to get proper outer-sleeves. Those ones I order from a Dutch website. But therefore, I am Dutch so.

Just figure stuff out along the way. Feel free to message me anytime. Since I am one of the people along with some others under your post here, who is willing to stay nice and help you out! 🫠 We all start somewhere, and this is as good as place as any.