{"id":18634,"date":"2024-02-21T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T01:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=18634"},"modified":"2024-03-15T14:16:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T21:16:40","slug":"social-media-detox-dornsife-dialogues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/social-media-detox-dornsife-dialogues\/","title":{"rendered":"Is social media scrambling our sanity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/02\/digital_detox_recap_top-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/02\/digital_detox_recap_top-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/02\/digital_detox_recap_top-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/02\/digital_detox_recap_top-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Ever caught yourself scrolling mindlessly for a few hours? That\u2019s actually exactly what the apps are designed for you to do, say USC Dornsife experts. 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media use is now widespread, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2024\/01\/31\/americans-social-media-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">large majority of Americans<\/a> reporting they use these platforms. The negative effects of apps such as Instagram and YouTube, particularly on young adults, are increasingly raising concerns among experts.<\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/lifelong-learning\/\">Dornsife Dialogues<\/a> event hosted scholars from the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences to discuss the downsides of social media, recent legislative attempts to combat the platforms\u2019 powers, and how people can start severing their attachment to these apps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The challenge:<\/strong> Social media platforms deploy troublesome tactics to keep us hooked to our screens, says <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/drjuliealbright\/\">Julie Albright<\/a>, a lecturer in USC Dornsife\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/map\/\">Master of Science in Applied Psychology program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>App designers used a powerful psychological tactic called \u201crandom reinforcement\u201d to get users scrolling endlessly, the same strategy used in slot machines.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt&#8217;s the most powerful behavioral driver we know to keep you coming back for more,\u201d says Albright, whose book <a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/ISBN\/9781633884441\/Left-to-Their-Own-Devices-How-Digital-Natives-Are-Reshaping-the-American-Dream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Left to Their Own Devices<\/em><\/a> (Globe Pequot\/Prometheus, 2019) examined the impact of digital media on human relationships.<\/li>\n<li>Controversial posts generate the most engagement, so apps prioritize them in feeds, causing harmful or factually incorrect content to be amplified frequently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> Studies suggest that social media use is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7392374\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing to historic-levels of depression in teens<\/a>, fueling <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/eat.23198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disordered eating<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6302294\/why-you-cant-focus-anymore-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">destroying our attention spans<\/a>. It\u2019s also inciting violence, says behavioral scientist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ianaxelanderson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Anderson<\/a> \u201924, who <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/social-media-addiction-share-mindlessly\/\">researches social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWe know that issues with misinformation on Facebook\u2019s own platform, as well as on WhatsApp, have resulted in massacres in certain places based on false information,\u201d says Anderson.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-14445033\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2126441\/14445033-digital-detox-strategies-for-social-media-sanity.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-14445033&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Find a transcript of this audio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2126441\/episodes\/14445033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> under the transcript tab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to watch:<\/strong> State and federal governments are increasingly stepping in to regulate these apps.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CEOs from several social media companies were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/watch-live-ceos-of-meta-tiktok-x-and-other-social-media-companies-testify-in-senate-hearing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called to Capitol Hill<\/a> recently to testify about their products\u2019 impact on young people.<\/li>\n<li>The European Union\u2019s recent Digital Services Act is cracking down on <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/digital-services-act-social-media-regulation-europe-26d76cc4785df1153669258766cc6387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal or banned online content<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThink about cars. Starting out, they didn\u2019t have seatbelts. We realized we needed something to keep us in the car if there\u2019s an accident,\u201d says Albright.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Yes, but:<\/strong> Legislators should remember that social media platforms were very clever in how they designed their addictive offerings. They will likely be just as clever in combating attempts to restrict usage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go deeper:<\/strong> As many individuals are trying to reduce their personal or family usage on their own, the experts offer helpful tips.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Create barriers to entry:<\/strong> Turn off notifications, hide or delete social media apps, place the phone in a different room or use a lock box with a timer, and switch to an old-fashioned alarm clock to keep phones out of the bedroom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make a healthy swap:<\/strong> Try replacing social media apps with something more productive, like a language-learning app.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Model restraint:<\/strong> Parents worried about a child\u2019s social media use should avoid scrolling online for hours while they\u2019re present.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set aside sacred spaces:<\/strong> Avoid using phones during meals or social gatherings with others, and encourage others to place their phones in a basket to help set an intention for the group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In her words:<\/strong> \u201cThe research shows that if you even have a phone on the table, it\u2019s like a drug. 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