Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in court on Wednesday in a landmark trial to determine whether the tech giant’s social networking apps are addictive and harmful to teens and children. The trial, held in LA Superior Court, had already revealed that Meta’s own research showed that parental supervision could not prevent teens from compulsively using … Read more
An internal Meta research study called “Project MYST,” created in collaboration with the University of Chicago, found that parental supervision and controls — such as time limits and restricted access — had little impact on children’s compulsive use of social media. The study also found that children who experienced stressful life events were more likely … Read more
The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of deliberately designing its app to be “addictive”, invoking features such as infinite scrolling, auto-play and push notifications, as well as its recommendation engine. In preliminary findings from an investigation that sought to determine TikTok’s compliance with the European Union’s far-reaching digital services law, the Commission said the … Read more