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Mental health
fromThe Conversation
2 days agoIs social media addictive? How it keeps you clicking and the harms it can cause
Platform design features exploit human attention, fostering "automated attachment" and problematic use that challenges claims of personal responsibility and existing regulatory frameworks.
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Mental health
fromGeorgia Public Broadcasting
3 weeks agoMeta, TikTok and YouTube are on trial over whether their apps hurt children
Social media companies face a landmark trial alleging they designed addictive features that harmed youth mental health, with potential wide-ranging legal and industry consequences.
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fromwww.cnn.com
2 months agoMental health
Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms
Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat knowingly targeted teens with addictive design features, contributing to youth mental health harms and prompting a major lawsuit and school resource claims.
fromMail Online
2 months agoDating apps are designed to keep singles 'swiping and spending'
The firm behind the top platforms aims to keep singletons swiping and spending money on paid features for a constant stream of revenue, the documentary alleges. Lee Mackinnon, media and technology researcher at the University of the Arts London, says dating apps leave users in a 'constant state of hunger'. '[There's] this kind of reward system where you're getting positive feedback through likes, hits, swipes, so you just continue to go online,' she said.
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