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The Question We’ve Stopped Asking About Teen-Agers and Social Media

By Cal Newport — 2021

I’m not sure we should be so quick to give up on interrogating the necessity of these technologies in our lives, especially when they impact the well-being of our children.

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Why People Keep Scrolling When They Say They Are Done with Facebook

Why is it so hard to keep off the app if you have decided you are done with Facebook? Because the platform taps into our societal needs and biological drives to keep us coming back for more, experts say.

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Madeline Holcombe
2021
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Constant Craving: How Digital Media Turned Us All into Dopamine Addicts

According to addiction expert Dr Anna Lembke, our smartphones are making us dopamine junkies, with each swipe, like and tweet feeding our habit. So how do we beat our digital dependency?

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Jamie Waters
2021
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An Introduction to Social Media Addiction

When it comes to the use of social media—a relatively new phenomenon—striking a balance between productive versus addictive use comes easier for some people than others. As recently as 2011, only 35 percent of U.S. adults owned a smartphone, according to the Pew Research Center.

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2022
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Does My Kid Have a Tech Addiction?

While addiction may make one think of hard drugs or alcohol, activities like video games, social media apps, and sites like YouTube can also become unhealthy addictions.

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Nimah Gobir
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Is Internet Addiction Real?

With kids spending more and more time on screens, parents worry that they are getting hooked

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Caroline Miller
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Q&A: Anna Lembke on Smartphone Technology Addiction

Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke M.D. sat down with The Daily to discuss her clinical work and how it relates to the increasing prevalence of technology addiction.

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Elaine Park
2018
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The Brain Equivalent of Global Warming

Nobody’s proven that digital addiction rots your brain.

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Edward Hallowell
2018
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What Our Negative Comments and Consumer Gripes on Social Media Reveal about Us

To figure out why people complain so much on social media, we analysed negative posts on Facebook about brands caught up in media controversies at the time.

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Angela R. Dobele, Ashleigh Powell
2022
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How to Raise a Kid with a Conscience in the Digital Age

Nudge kids to be their best selves by encouraging them to consume positive, inspiring media and online content.

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Caroline Knorr
2018
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6 Tips to Beat Zoom Fatigue

Zoom fatigue. It refers to the experience of feeling tired, overwhelmed, anxious, or generally drained by frequent calls and online meetings, and we're all feeling it. The term takes its name from Zoom, but it can occur on any video-conferencing platform after enough regular use.

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Blake Huggins
2021
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