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09/27/2024
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By Laura Harris
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill prohibiting social media platforms from providing “addictive feeds” to minors without parental consent
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation that would limit the social media usage of minors in the state. Senate Bill 976, dubbed the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, would make it unlawful for social media services to provide “addictive feeds” to minors without parental consent. This is being touted as a […]
08/22/2024
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By Olivia Cook
Gen Z blames social media for mental health struggles, yet few are ready to disconnect
A recent survey reveals that three out of four Gen Z individuals with internet access in the United States believe social media negatively impacts their mental health. The survey, which gathered responses from 2,000 Gen Z social media users, found that Instagram and TikTok (both at 20 percent) and Facebook (13 percent) were the platforms most often linked […]
08/07/2024
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By Olivia Cook
Study: Teens with “problematic smartphone use” more likely to experience anxiety and depression
Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IOPPN) at King’s College London have warned that teenagers who show symptoms of “problematic smartphone use” (PSU) are more likely to experience anxiety and depression. PSU refers to a large range of behaviors and emotions similar to addiction. This includes anxiety or distress when without a phone, difficulty […]
08/02/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
Meta running ads for cocaine, opioids and other ILLEGAL DRUGS while censoring the truth about natural medicine
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms is running advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that guide users to online marketplaces for illegal drugs. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the revelation comes amid the tech giant facing a federal probe over the matter in March. Despite this, the Menlo Park, California-based Meta has continued to obtain income […]
11/15/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Meta intentionally got children and teens ADDICTED to social media to exploit them for profit
Facebook parent company Meta and other major social media companies have intentionally used harmful and aggressive tactics to get users, including children, addicted to social media, leading to a shocking rise in depression and suicide. This is the accusation levied against the Big Tech company several weeks ago by dozens of state attorneys general, who filed […]
10/27/2023
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By Olivia Cook
42 Attorneys general SUE Meta over “highly addictive” social media platforms they say harm young people
In a rare bipartisan push, Republican and Democratic attorneys general from 42 states have sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, accusing the company of designing social media platforms that are deliberately addictive for young people and damaging to their mental health. Of these 42 attorneys general, 33 filed a combined lawsuit in a federal court in northern California. […]
08/08/2023
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By Belle Carter
AI-generated ads and addicting psychiatric medications make for a “deadly cocktail”
The mental health watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) recently warned about the potential dangers of targeted marketing and artificial intelligence-powered apps in the mental health industry nowadays – the way these direct users to habit-forming psychiatric drugs should not be ignored. According to CCHR, these apps use targeted AI ads to reach specific […]
06/27/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Finland introduces world’s first phone-free island to study effects of social media addiction
The popular tourist destination of Ulko-Tammio, an island in Finland, is attempting to become the world’s first phone-free tourist zone – meaning no more snapping photos and uploading them to Facebook and Instagram. For the first time, officials in Ulko-Tammio are asking visitors to turn their smartphones off – or better yet, to just leave […]
04/05/2023
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By Cassie B.
Alabama school districts sue social media companies for causing youth mental health crisis
A trio of Alabama school districts are suing major social media platforms on the grounds that they have created a mental health crisis for children. The companies named in the lawsuit include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube, who the suit says are employing insufficient age verification measures and parental controls. In addition, they say […]
05/16/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
Anthropologists warn that people have become so attached to smartphones that the devices are “becoming our homes”
A group of anthropologists from the U.K.’s University College London (UCL) came to the conclusion that humans have become so dependent on smartphones as part of everyday life that these mobile devices are “becoming our homes.” This is the conclusion the UCL anthropologists reached as part of a study that spent more than a year documenting smartphone use in nine countries around the […]
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