"(1) teens feel addicted to IG and feel a pressure to be present, (2) like addicts, they feel that they are unable to stop themselves from being on IG, and (3) the tools we currently have aren't effective at limiting their time on the ap[p]"
Wendy Gross: "The feedback, essentially, is that (1) teens feel addicted to IG and feel a pressure to be present, (2) like addicts, they feel that they are unable to stop themselves from being on IG, and (3) the tools we currently have aren't effective at limiting their time on the ap[p]"
████: "does this sound OK to you? 'Time Spent tools are crucial proof points when speaking to consumers, the press, and stakeholders about our efforts to combat social media addiction. We've also recently heard from teens that the amount of time they spend on IG is one of the worst aspects of their relationship with the app.'"
Wendy Gross: "Do we want to call it addiction?"
████: "Maybe not
Actually yah I think that's the term that press and stakeholders use
(This is internal only)"
Wendy Gross: "Internal only makes it better. I'm just a little cautious about calling it an addiction"
████: "Totally agree, we would never want to say that!"