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The Human
Connection Drug

I

ndividuals, particularly those in
the Western world spend large
and increasing amounts of time
online, and particularly so on social media (SM). Internet addiction (IA), spending too much time
on the Internet at the detriment of
health and social interactions, has long
been a concern in many countries, where a
range of measures have been deployed to
curb excessive use. Preventive measures include a combination of technological, legal,
and educational means. Legal means have
mostly been confined to less democratic
governments, but the problem of excessive
Internet and SM use has affected countries
of all political persuasions. Is excessive
time spent online and on SM truly an addictive behavior, and should democratic governments step in to regulate and legislate
the addictive nature of the medium?
In this article we review addiction to SM and
explore ways in which it could be addressed.
Given the more limited research on SM addiction as compared to other addiction types, we

Be Legislated
Out?
Bogdan Hoanca

Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2020.2967494
Date of current version: 2 March 2020

MARCH 2020

Should
Addiction
to Social
Media

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