US EditionSocial media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back
Experts suggest behavioral strategies and technical tools, including phone lockboxes and app limits, to help adults reduce compulsive social media use.
- Soon, experts and researchers recommend combining behavioral strategies with hardware tools like device controls and tangible products to reduce adult social media overuse.
- Platform design experts note social media companies and platforms maximize engagement, leaving adults overwhelmed and anxious in everyday settings such as bedrooms and workspaces.
- Using phone settings such as Apple Screen Time, Android Bedtime Mode, and Downtime can restrict apps or set limits; users see options like one more minute, a 15-minute reminder, or to ignore.
- More drastic steps include stashing phones, downgrading to flip phones, or using Unpluq tags, Brick and Blok unlock squares, Yondr lockboxes, and parent-oriented cases to add physical friction.
- In recent testimony in Los Angeles, experts described platforms' 24/7 access effects while Ofir Turel, professor of information systems management at the University of Melbourne, said he doesn’t expect consensus on addiction soon.
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY and KAITLYN HUAMANI Social media addiction has been compared to gambling addiction, opioids, and cigarette addiction. While there is some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction — and if social media can cause the latter — there is no doubt that many people feel they can't escape the attraction of Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and other platforms. The companies that designed your favorite apps have an …
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Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back
Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause the latter, there's no doubt many people feel like they can’t escape the pull of Instagram, TikTok, Sn
SCIENCE & TECH: Here’s how to cut back on your social media addiction
Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause the latter, there is no doubt that many people feel like they can’t escape the pull of Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms. The companies that designed your favorite apps have an incentive to keep you glued to them so they can serve up ads…
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