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‘My social life completely plummeted’: gen Z is fighting back against big tech

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The Guardian‘My social life completely plummeted’: gen Z is fighting back against big tech
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From apps that block distractions to stripped-down phones, young people are finding ways to unplug from platforms they say profit from their attention Nelissa Moukoudi, 19, a university student in Canada, noticed a shift once she joined Instagram and…

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