Las redes sociales tienen el mismo principio adictivo que las máquinas tragamonedas

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Social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube are facing personal injury lawsuits for allegedly knowingly addicting kids to their platforms. The addictive nature is compared to a slot machine, where the uncertain rewards compel users to keep scrolling and seeking dopamine hits. The platforms closely study user behavior and use algorithms to design feeds that provide variable and unpredictable payoffs, making it highly addictive.

Congress has yet to pass legislation regulating social media companies, so parents are taking matters into their own hands. A lawyer representing them explains how a new spin on an old legal theory might lead to a big win.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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