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Social media isn’t just connecting teens, it’s consuming them, and we need a better policy approach to curb harm.

We did the maths to prove social algorithms can be addictive. Like cigarettes or carbon, a tax on algorithms could be the key to breaking the digital arms race.

Social media algorithms keep seniors scrolling through outrage instead of family updates, increasing isolation despite promises of digital connection.

In Olympia, Aaron Ping turns grief into activism, supporting legislative efforts to safeguard minors from addictive social media features after son's tragic death.

It’s a situation many of us know all know too well: You find yourself endlessly scrolling through social media, only to realize that much more time has passed than you realized, or intended to spend ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

The world feels like it’s come unmoored. Democratic institutions are wobbling, alliances are fracturing, and the basic fabric of shared reality is being shredded. The chaos we’re witnessing not just a ...

Breaking up has always been hard. But in the digital age, consciously uncoupling has never been more difficult. So, what are the rules of engagement for blocking someone after you've called it quits?