Re:Philippines tops world internet usage index with an avera...
by dannyr on Monday February 04, 2019 @04:02AM
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Carriers are partly to blame for accepting the money from Facebook. They are getting paid.
Yes, personal responsibility is also needed.
Keep in mind though that Facebook has used a lot of behavioral manipulation to squeeze engagement out of its users as much as possible. They purposeful made their product addicting.
In a lot of third world countries, digital literacy is lower than in developed countries so awareness of the bad effects of social media is low. Heck, even the US, didn't realize how bad addiction to social media is until the past few years.
Yes, personal responsibility is also needed.
Keep in mind though that Facebook has used a lot of behavioral manipulation to squeeze engagement out of its users as much as possible. They purposeful made their product addicting.
In a lot of third world countries, digital literacy is lower than in developed countries so awareness of the bad effects of social media is low. Heck, even the US, didn't realize how bad addiction to social media is until the past few years.