‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at School
www.nytimes.com
Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has undermined education.
  • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    791·
    2 days ago

    These companies are inherently evil. They can’t help themselves as their business relies on making awful decisions and kids are worse for it.

    This article is really worth the read.

    • HailSeitan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      Mistaking structural factors, like the profit imperative amidst an enshittogenic regulatory environment, for moral failings is unhelpful. For-profit companies will do what they can get away with, which is why these lawsuits are so important.