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>For teen girls - the apps are designed to scare them about being socially excluded.

Any female magazine ever.



Agreed, but I do think the effects of the addiction are radically different between a social media app and a magazine.


I doubt there is any real difference, it's just a matter of quantity. The magazine comes out monthly or possibly weekly. The computer comes out all the time.




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