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Rejected petition Regulate the Tech Industry

The tech industry has been designing its platforms- Social media o be addictive. Its main revenue is through ads, which is the reason it is designed to keep users addicted to viewing more and more ads. It is destroying the social fabric of society, causing mental health issues and addiction.

More details

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvQxtotEX-M

https://noshinmahmud.com/2019/07/17/is-social-media-unethical/

https://humanetech.com/get-involved/

https://socialnomics.net/2017/04/06/unethical-social-media-it-can-bite-back/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48222017

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