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Are we alarmist when it comes to social media?

This week, Snapchat's parent company, Snap, settled a social media addiction case days beforeit w...

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11.50 25 Jan 2026


Are we alarmist when it comes to social media?


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11.50 25 Jan 2026


This week, Snapchat's parent company, Snap, settled a social media addiction case days beforeit was due to go to court. The 19-year-old woman who was the plaintiff in the case alleges that social media platform algorithms left her addicted and affected her mental health. Other defendants in the case, including Instagram parent Meta and ByteDance's TikTok, are still set to go to court. To discuss, Anton is joined by Technology Editor at the Irish Independent and host of the Big Tech show podcast, Adrian Weckler.


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