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Will NY ban addictive social media for children?

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New York officials are pushing to ban internet companies from mining personal data and using addictive features on social media in ways that harm the health and mental development of young people.

NY seeks to require parental consent for children to use algorithmically managed social media platforms. The new bills would also ban overnight social media notifications and allow parents to limit the amount of time teens spend on social media each day. New York officials are pushing to ban internet companies from mining personal data and … Read more

Ice cream and chips are as addictive as cocaine or heroin: study

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Ice cream and chips are as addictive as cocaine or heroin: study

Food and drink Via Brooke Kato Published October 14, 2023, 3:55 pm ET Experts suggest that ultra-processed foods are as addictive as nicotine or cocaine. Getty Images/iStockphoto Can’t put down that bag of chips? Science says it’s not you, it’s the junk food. Ultra-processed foods, or UPFs, are as addictive as nicotine, cocaine or heroin, … Read more