Meta said in court that social media addiction is a figment of imagination. That’s not what it researchers thought.
They tried studying addiction and the company back tracked because they couldn’t control the narrative
Facebook researchers previously proposed studying whether features were ‘addictive,’ documents show
Submitted 8 hours ago by Valnao@sh.itjust.works to technology@lemmy.world
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/23/tech/facebook-researchers-study-addictive-features
minorkeys@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
That such studies aren’t mandatory prior to general release was purchased by lobbyist for companies that want the freedom to risk our will being for profit.