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

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 · 15 pts · 159d (1 reply)

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".

Rhoerii@lemmy.wtf · 0 pts · 159d

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

Soooo much this! Yes!

XLE@piefed.social · 7 pts · 157d

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