Review of Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. By Adam Alter. Penguin Press. 354 pp. $27. Isaac Vaisberg began playing World of Warcraft while he was a ...
A growing movement claims social media is “addictive,” and lawmakers are treating it as settled science. But the evidence is far less clear, and the rush to litigate and regulate risks turning a ...
WPRI 12: Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back
Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back
On March 25, a California trial awarded $6 million to a plaintiff who argued that the addictive qualities of social media had caused her harm. Google and Meta, which were the companies that were found ...
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Emerging Technologies Regulation now shapes innovation as much as technology - here's why it's an infrastructure investment