A UK study of 7,000 people born between 2000 and 2002: 48% agreed with “I think I am addicted to social media”; 57% of girls agreed, compared to 37% of boys. 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/02/social-media-addiction-teenagers-study-phones?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Revealed: almost half of British teens feel addicted to social media, study says

A UK study of 7,000 people born between 2000 and 2002: 48% agreed with “I think I am addicted to social media”; 57% of girls agreed, compared to 37% of boys.   https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/02/social-media-addiction-teenagers-study-phones?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Bobby

Instagram frequently recommends sexual videos to teenagers as young as 13 if they show an interest in such content

https://www.wsj.com/tech/instagram-recommends-sexual-videos-to-accounts-for-13-year-olds-tests-show-b6123c65?mod=hp_lead_pos3&utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-13112&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg

Instagram frequently recommends sexual videos to teenagers as young as 13 if they show an interest in such content  https://www.wsj.com/tech/instagram-recommends-sexual-videos-to-accounts-for-13-year-olds-tests-show-b6123c65?mod=hp_lead_pos3&utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-13112&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg

The social-media service pushed adult sexual content to teen accounts months after Meta said it would provide an “age-appropriate” experience for minors, according to tests by an academic researcher and the Journal.

Exclusive | Instagram Recommends Sexual Videos to Accounts for 13-Year-Olds, Tests Show

Todd Smith

The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act requires social media companies like TikTok and Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms to deliver content to child users in the state in a different manner to adults. That means that instead of using algorithms, which the bill deems “addictive,” the companies could revert to reverse-chronological feeds for children.

https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/new-york-to-sign-bill-into-law-banning-addictive-algorithms-for-children?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124&rc=gzsl71
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The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act requires social media companies like TikTok and Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms to deliver content to child users in the state in a different manner to adults. That means that instead of using algorithms, which the bill deems “addictive,” the companies could revert to reverse-chronological feeds for children.  https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/new-york-to-sign-bill-into-law-banning-addictive-algorithms-for-children?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124&rc=gzsl71 #Digital Wellness 📱🧘

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is expected in the coming weeks to sign into law a bill banning social media companies operating in New York state from using algorithms to recommend content to social media users under 18 years old. The bill was passed by the state legislature on Friday.    The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act requires social media companies like TikTok and

Briefing: New York to Sign Bill into Law Banning ‘Addictive’ Algorithms for Children

Sam Mendoza

“Social media and major tech companies remain largely unregulated in the way they engage with people,” he said. “What I find interesting is that algorithms that are designed to increase sales tend to be particularly noxious and tend to produce these types of products that put vulnerable people at danger,” he said. “We need to push for algorithmic transparency.”

Bobby

A group of likeminded people in Digital Wellness 📱🧘 are talking about this.