#digitaladdiction — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #digitaladdiction, aggregated by home.social.
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Associated Press: YouTube joins Meta in appealing a jury verdict that faulted them for users’ social media addiction. “YouTube has appealed the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles, seeking to challenge the jury’s determination that the company designed its platform to hook young users without concern for their well-being.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/17/associated-press-youtube-joins-meta-in-appealing-a-jury-verdict-that-faulted-them-for-users-social-media-addiction/ -
University of Mississippi: Efforts to Reduce TikTok Screen Time Often Increase Usage. “Efforts by social media platforms to encourage users to take breaks from screen scrolling may actually lead to some of them spending even more time online. That’s according to research coauthored by University of Mississippi professor Christopher Newman.”