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Responsible AI in Substance Use Disorder Services: Supporting Recovery with Safety & Ethics by Pete Nielsen

CHAT THIS! – Feb. 13, 2026 - AI-powered tools are being used to help schedule appointments, reduce paperwork, send recovery reminders, and even provide wellness check-ins. These technologies can bring real bene... Read More...

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Meta to Pay $18 Billion for Harm to Children

GUILT and DENIAL – Aug. 25, 2026 - Meta Platforms agreed to make major changes to Facebook and Instagram and pay up to $18 billion US as part of a settlement to resolve claims brought by states across the United Stat... Read More...

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Scrolling Addiction – Instead of Sleeping?

AUDIO – WHO ISN’T? – Aug. 18, 2026 - As we mentioned earlier, the big question at the heart of the Meta lawsuit is whether the company designed its platforms in a way that risks addiction by young users. And there is... Read More...

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Social Media Addiction Litigation Heats Up as Meta Goes On Trial

BOOST THIS – Aug. 19, 2026 - Among the evidence previewed during opening statements was an analysis the states say used Meta’s own data to identify millions of underage users. According to the states, their expert is... Read More...

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Minnesota Sued Over Social Media Warning Requirement

AUDIO – SUE MORE – April 29, 2026 - An internet trade group filed a lawsuit against Minnesota on Wednesday morning, challenging a new law requiring websites to display warnings about social media use. NetChoice ar... Read More...

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Shocking Ban for People Under 16 Is a Mess

HOPELESS? – June 18, 2026 - More interesting are the ideological and sociological reasons why the ban may have unintended negative consequences. There are fears that if young people can’t manage to get on places like... Read More...

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Britain to Ban Youth from TikTok, YouTube and Other Social Media…

FAT CHANCE – June 15, 2026 - Britain will ban children under 16 from using a range of social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time. “... Read More...

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Meta and Google Denied New Trial in Youth Addiction Lawsuit

COMPLICATED – June 10, 2026 - Motions filed by Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google requesting a new trial have been denied by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl, who upheld a jury’s findings that both com... Read More...

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3 Ways to Help You Kick Your Phone Habit

I JUST CAN’T – June 6, 2026 - I first realized my phone had become a problem when my dreams began mimicking the endless scroll of Instagram Reels. I thought deleting the app might be the solution, but instead I trade... Read More...

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Most Addictive ‘Drug’ Must Be Curtailed NOW

USE IT or REFUSE IT? – June 2, 2026 - AI is a drug. But if history has taught us anything, it’s that drugs need to be researched. Research, subsequently, will shine a light on its ills. Scientists thought cocaine was... Read More...

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Social Media Addiction | Why Can’t you Focus Anymore? (They’re watching you)

VIDEO – MY NEW ADDICTION – May 30, 2026 - Why is social media so addictive? It’s not an accident, and it’s not just you overusing it. In this video, we break down how the world’s biggest social media platforms use hy... Read More...

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AI Agents Plunged the Tech World Into Chaos

WHOSE WORLD IS IT NOW? – May 26, 2026 - The definitive story of how Claude Code and OpenClaw kicked off computing’s biggest transformation possibly ever. Countless coders spent the holidays in basements and dens, mad... Read More...

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Root Cause of Addiction – Urban vs Rural / Right vs Left – LETTER

CITY / SUBURB – May 30, 2026 - Finding ways to give kids meaningful attention and guidance when it’s missing in the family setting is sorely needed and applies of course to all families whether single or two parent. ... Read More...

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This 4-Week Challenge Will Actually Help You Get Off Your Phone

I NEED THIS – May 11, 2026 - Most of us spend five or more hours a day on our phones, and research suggests that the long hours can affect our mental and physical health. Screen time can cause our breathing to bec... Read More...

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Social Media as a Window Into Mental Health Struggles

VIDEO – FACEBOOK IN THE MIRROR – May 6, 2026 - Common signs someone may be struggling with their mental health include changes in sleeping patterns, changes in eating habits, and extreme mood changes. On someone’s... Read More...

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Those Building AI Say it Might be Conscious. That’s NOT the Most Alarming Part

BRAINS with a SOUL? – April 29, 2026 - Claude Mythos Preview’s large increase in capabilities has led us to decide not to make it generally available. In other words: What we just made is too revolutionary, too cleve... Read More...

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Using AI to Identify Key Factors in Addiction Recovery

CHAT WITH A LAPTOP – Mar. 27, 2026 - “It would have been virtually impossible to analyze so many treatment records without AI/ML assistance,” Becker said. Based on the findings, Becker recommends that state govern... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetMar 31 2026

Research Says Companies Could Make Social Media Less Addictive

BUT WILL THEY? – Mar. 27, 2026 - Two court verdicts this week spotlight the risks for teens from using social media — focusing on not just the content but the design of the platforms. A California jury held Google... Read More...

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Parents of Social Media Victims After Trial: ‘This is not over’

INSTA-DANGER ZONE – Mar. 25, 2026 - “This is not over — we know this is a long game,” said Juliana Arnold, the mother of 17-year-old Coco, who died in 2022 of fentanyl poisoning after trying to buy Percocet on social... Read More...

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Meta and YouTube Guilty

META VERDICT – March 25, 2026 - Meta misled users about the safety of its social apps when it comes to children being targeted by online predators. A day later, a jury in L.A. ruled against Meta and Google’s YouTube ... Read More...

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Rehab Facility That Treats Tech Addiction Like Heroin

BETTER GET MORE BEDS – Mar. 24, 2026 - At age six, Sarah Hill was handed her first iPad by her parents, which she used to play games like Angry Birds and Minecraft whenever she was bored. By age 21, the Alabama nativ... Read More...

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Lawyers Deliver Closing Arguments in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

Face BOOKED – Mar. 12, 2026 - After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, 12 jurors are listening to closing arguments before decid... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetMar 17 2026Mental HealthSmartphone AddictionteenagersTikTok

When the Machines Don’t Sleep: Tech Burnout in the Age of AI

WHY SLEEP? – Mar. 5, 2026 - “I am burnt out. All the mental health deteriorating that I used to scoff at is real, miserable, scary, and dangerous.” When OpenAI researcher Hieu Pham shared those words while s... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetMar 10 2026Mental Health

I Turned AI Into My Therapist

AI Therapist – March 4, 2026 - I’m using ChatGPT as a therapist. Nothing says “modern mental health” like crying into a chatbox, after all. Plenty of people are now doing the same – but can it really replace human su... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetinterventionMar 10 2026Mental Health

‘Dopamine Kids’ Why Children Crave Screens

WHY DO WE? – Mar. 6, 2026 - Rosy didn’t love her videos, Doucleff realized. Nor did she love the ultraprocessed Ritz crackers she begged for at the grocery store. Rosy was caught in a wanting feedback loop. The more ... Read More...

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Red Flags You’re Hooked On Your Phone! How ‘dopamine fasting’ Can Help

YOU HAVE A MESSAGE – Feb. 5, 2026 - Dr. Anna Lembke is a Stanford professor of psychiatry who specializes in addiction. Just a few more minutes on Instagram, X, or TikTok turns into hours of doomscrolling, no matter... Read More...

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A Landmark Social Media Addiction Case Puts Big Tech on Trial

TICK TOCK DIE – Feb. 6, 2026 - ANNALEE SCHOTT USED to live in rural Colorado where the farm, the barn, and the horses were her happy place. But online she was drawn into a dark world. The 18-year-old’s TikTok algorit... Read More...

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Social Media Addiction’s Surprising Challenger?

ANTI-SCROLLER – Jan. 17, 2026 - It’s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. But sometimes, that mindless scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought... Read More...

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How Big Pharma Mixed Addiction With Social Justice

A TOXIC COMBINATION – Jan. 9, 2025 - One of America’s most infamous corporate characters just made its final curtain call. The $7 billion bankruptcy deal approved over the holidays for Purdue Pharma and its billionai... Read More...

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He trusted ChatGPT for drug advice then died of an overdose

AUDIO – INTERNET KILLS – Jan. 5, 2025 - On a Sunday two years ago, Sam Nelson opened up ChatGPT and started typing. Naturally, for an 18-year-old on the verge of college, he decided to ask for advice about drugs. “Ho... Read More...

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