Can Gen Z break free from social media addiction? – BBC News

Social media apps, designed to be addictive, are playing an increasingly large role in the lives of young people (or ‘Gen Z’).

Rikki Schlott created an Instagram account when she was 11. She now says she feels the app – and the pressure to post perfection – stole parts of her childhood.

As Facebook comes under fire for the impact its apps can have on teens, experts explain how algorithms have made social media the new “drug of choice”.

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Social media companies face huge fines for failing to remove illegal content – BBC News

Social media companies will face huge fines if they fail to remove and limit the spread of illegal content — under new laws proposed by the UK government.

Big tech firms will have to abide by a legal duty of care to protect children.

Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by media editor Amol Rajan.

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