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The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Are Built On A Scientific Premise That Experts Keep Telling Us Is Wrong

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/03/the-social-media-addiction-verdicts-are-built-on-a-scientific-premise-that-experts-keep-telling-us-is-wrong/

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  • dust_accelerator@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Well, easy solution: open source the algorithms and we’ll check. Obviously, if they have nothing to hide, they have nothing to fear. Otherwise, one must assume it absolutely is the “pack of Marlboros”.

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    • Rhoerii@lemmy.wtf ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well, easy solution: open source the algorithms and we’ll check.

      Soooo much this! Yes!

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  • XLE@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This piece needs a conflict of interest statement; the author is a social media (BlueSky) director telling us social media is unfairly maligned.

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