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Is social media addictive to youth users?
Episode 1452

Is social media addictive to youth users?

The Inside Story Podcast · Al Jazeera

February 19, 202624m 7s

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Show Notes

Is social media addictive? Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg testifies in court, defending his company against charges of deliberately designing features that are addictive to children. Just how much influence does social media have on youth users? And how harmful could it be to their mental health?

In this episode: 

  • Adele Walton, Online safety campaigner and author of Logging Off: The Human Cost of our Digital World
  • Larry Magid, CEO of ConnectSafely.org
  • Donna Dawson, psychologist focusing on personality and behaviour

Host: James Bays

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