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
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
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.