An $18 billion settlement for addictive social media design: the work for health policy starts now

Ilona Kickbusch, Louise Holly, Barbara Prainsack

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DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daag142
Published: 2026-09-01
Container: Health Promotion International
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1093/heapro/daag142,
  title = {An \$18 billion settlement for addictive social media design: the work for health policy starts now},
  author = {Ilona Kickbusch and Louise Holly and Barbara Prainsack},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Health Promotion International},
  doi = {10.1093/heapro/daag142},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daag142}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - An $18 billion settlement for addictive social media design: the work for health policy starts now
AU  - Ilona Kickbusch
AU  - Louise Holly
AU  - Barbara Prainsack
PY  - 2026
JO  - Health Promotion International
DO  - 10.1093/heapro/daag142
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Kickbusch, I., Holly, L., & Prainsack, B. (2026). An $18 billion settlement for addictive social media design: the work for health policy starts now. Health Promotion International. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daag142

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