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Episode Synopsis
Is society’s collective engagement with social media considered addictive? Tech critics say yes, but addiction researchers hesitate to agree. In this episode, Gabby and Christina delve deeply into social media usage. As they analyze the evolution of Big Tech companies and how social media is impacting the highly malleable teenage generation, Christina and Gabby take a magnified, hard look at their own relationships with social media. Referencesboyd, d. (2014). It’s complicated: The social lives of networked teens. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.Feifer, J. (2021) You are not "addicted" to technology. Build For Tomorrow. Retrieved from: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/episode/you-are-not-addicted-to-technology/Solon, O and Finn, T (October 5, 2021) Facebook whistleblower tells Congress social network is 'accountable to no one.' NBC News. Retrieved from: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/facebook-whistleblower-tell-congress-social-network-accountable-no-one-n1280786Stanborough, R (October 17, 2019) How to tell if you could be addicted to your phone. Healthline. Retrieved from: https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/cell-phone-addiction
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