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What really counts as social media "addiction?"

What really counts as social media "addiction?"

It's Been a Minute vor 7 Monaten

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Social media could fundamentally shift our understanding of what is
and isn't "addictive."

Tech companies are back in court...and likely will be for a while.
A wave of lawsuits allege that platforms - like Instagram,
Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat - are addictive and harmful,
especially to children. These cases could change platform
regulations and this country's interpretation of what counts as
"addiction."

Brittany is joined by NPR correspondent Shannon Bond, and Dr. Carl
Erik Fisher, addiction psychiatrist and author of The Urge: Our
History of Addiction, to find out what these court cases mean for
our relationships with social media - and how social algorithms are
fundamentally reshaping our understanding of "addiction."

(0:00) Is social media bad for your mental health?
(1:54) What people are taking social media platforms to court
(7:27) How social media is changing what counts as
"addiction"
(15:01) Behavioral vs. Substance addiction
(18:11) How to change your relationship to social media
(23:21) Systemic interventions for social media use

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