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Most people I talked to said they were, quote, "addicted" to their smartphone and could...

Most people I talked to said they were, quote, "addicted" to their smartphone and could not live without it

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Most people I talked to said they were, quote,
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"addicted" to their smartphone
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and could not live without it.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:39
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Filmmaker John Hyatt talks to kids, parents and experts about the impact and chilling consequences of constant smartphone screen time in today's world.
- I would say addiction is a loss of control - Screened Out 00:12
- I would say addiction is a loss of control
So it's a loss of control - Screened Out 00:07
So it's a loss of control
(soft digital music) - Screened Out 00:07
(soft digital music)
Just go to a meeting or go to a restaurant - Screened Out 00:10
Just go to a meeting or go to a restaurant
And I think that makes it one - Screened Out 00:06
And I think that makes it one
They have the ability to put down their phones. - Screened Out 00:06
They have the ability to put down their phones.
But I think these companies are doing everything they can - Screened Out 00:10
But I think these companies are doing everything they can
- When we think of addiction, we think of substances, - Screened Out 00:07
- When we think of addiction, we think of substances,
That's been true of addiction for centuries, - Screened Out 00:05
That's been true of addiction for centuries,
But things have changed, so now addiction can also apply - Screened Out 00:06
But things have changed, so now addiction can also apply
And that's what I'm interested in: - Screened Out 00:11
And that's what I'm interested in:
That's really where screens come in, because most of those, - Screened Out 00:07
That's really where screens come in, because most of...
- I think we're actually being too cautious - Screened Out 00:05
- I think we're actually being too cautious
All of the aspects of gambling addiction are present. - Screened Out 00:04
All of the aspects of gambling addiction are present.
In fact, those are the exact mechanisms - Screened Out 00:05
In fact, those are the exact mechanisms
- [Jon] And this is why checking our smartphones all day - Screened Out 00:06
- [Jon] And this is why checking our smartphones all day
In fact, it may not even be the devices, but what's on it. - Screened Out 00:06
In fact, it may not even be the devices, but what's on...
Most apps we use have been designed - Screened Out 00:09
Most apps we use have been designed
And what these app companies have learned, - Screened Out 00:12
And what these app companies have learned,
(slot machine chiming) - Screened Out 00:05
(slot machine chiming)