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Social media addiction is a bigger problem than you think | Computerworld

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Can't stay away from social media? You're not alone; social networking is engineered to be as habit-forming as crack cocaine.

Social networks are massively addictive. Most people I know check and interact on social sites constantly throughout the day. And they have no idea how much actual time they spend on social media. If you're a social media addict, and your addiction is getting worse, there's a reason for that: Most of the major social network companies, as well as social content creators, are working hard every day to make their networks so addictive that you can't resist them. Thinkstock Facebook: I wish I knew how to quit you Cornell Information Science published research earlier this month that looked at (am

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