Moral Panic or Public Health Crisis? Lessons from Drugs and Gambling for “Addictive” Design
Matthew B. Lawrence et al.
Author ORCID Identifier
Matthew Lawrence 0000-0003-4748-501X
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Keywords
Addiction, Gambling, Technology, Children, Regulation of social media, Public health
Abstract
In her important book, Unwired: Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies, Gaia Bernstein illustrates the value of a comparative approach, drawing lessons from fights around the regulation of tobacco and ultra-processed food for the regulation of social media. Building on Bernstein’s...