{
  "id": 1889261,
  "title": "'I couldn't lose another friend': Korean teen calls for social media algorithm rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/i-couldnt-lose-another-friend-korean-teen-calls-for-social-media",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T07:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260819/i-couldnt-lose-another-friend-korean-teen-calls-for-social-media-algorithm-rules"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korean teen Choi Kyung-jun has called for stricter regulations on social media algorithms, as he fears losing more friends to addictive platforms. In a petition submitted to the National Assembly, the 18-year-old urged for a bill to prevent teenage addiction to social networking services (SNS) and hold platform service providers accountable. Choi expressed frustration with current measures, such as \"smartphone-free schools\" and a ban on teens under 14 accessing SNS, stating that they only place responsibility on teens and parents to overcome addiction. He argued that these regulations fail to address the role of social media companies in designing algorithms that keep users hooked on their platforms for extended periods.",
  "summary": "A petition was submitted to the National Assembly for a bill aimed at preventing teenage addiction to social networking services (SNS) and placing greater responsibility on platform service providers. The petitioner was 18-year-old Choi Kyung-jun. “While companies come up with ways to keep teens addicted to SNS, the responsibility for overcoming that addiction falls on parents and teens…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korean teen Choi Kyung-jun seeks stricter social media algorithm rules.",
    "18-year-old Choi demands bill to prevent teen SNS addiction.",
    "Current measures insufficient; companies' role in algorithm design emphasized."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Choi Kyung-jun's call for regulating social media algorithms shifts accountability from teenagers and parents to platform providers, suggesting a new approach to addressing social media addiction.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "'I couldn't lose another friend': Korean teen calls for social media algorithm rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/i-couldnt-lose-another-friend-korean-teen-calls-for-social-media-1894707",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:37:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}