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Edition 062 · learning · Kang Seung-woo

Social Media: A Digital Drug

South Korea considers tighter social media regulations for young people as platforms blur lines between learning and addiction.

Social Media: A Digital Drug
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The Korea Times hints at a truth too often ignored: social media is a digital drug, not a developmental tool. We must stop pretending these platforms are beneficial learning environments. They are engineered for addiction, harvesting attention at the expense of genuine intellectual growth. When will we prioritise cognitive development over corporate profit.

The strongest counter

Banning or heavily restricting social media for young people ignores their agency and the platforms

Audit trail
  • ·Digital heroin
  • ·Cognitive decay
  • ·Attention economy
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