KING CONSULT | KommunikationAddicted to the algorithm – New research exposes how #BigTech lobbies to keep us hooked on #SocialMedia
Olivier Hoedeman, @corporateeurope research and campaign coordinator:
> The addictive design of social media has become a major societal problem with serious impacts on public #health and endangering the future of #democracy.
05.02.2026 https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/addicted-algorithm
#DiDay #ChildProtecion #SocialMediaBan #DigitalFairnessAct #DFA #Meta #Google #Bildung #FediLZ #Demokratie
Addicted to the algorithm | Corporate Europe Observatory
As the European Commission prepares a new Digital Fairness Act (DFA) to tackle addictive design of social media and other harmful digital practices, new research by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) reveals intense lobbying by Big Tech and industry groups to block or water down meaningful measures against social media addiction.