{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/695fea4d11073a61bd60238f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is this the end of social media? - The Sunday Story","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1767915134304-06a53ecd-d701-4b61-ada3-451ff40098bf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Bestselling author Sathnam Sanghera was addicted to social media for a decade. Now, like millions of us, he’s switching off. With figures showing the amount of time spent on social media peaking in 2022 and steadily declining ever since, could we be seeing the beginning of the end of social media? And, if so, how can you kick the habit for good?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read by:</strong> Sathnam Sanghera, author and Times writer.</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Dave Creasey.</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/social-media/article/sathnam-sanghera-switch-off-social-media-nfrz32fhs?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqcHBiI1dv9A_rM6WT2tCQbl7tWORjXLJg2vSdfJyoUkcW0wQndMbyvjfQKmAuM%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69604176&amp;gaa_sig=Ipj4EGNRV7SbbQ75DEjfeVUiwbeTHne9qlxrReR2TWWzBVy3lS3iXt1iqAfKWwEgSAUeAQFvVPgGJVqKSyu-tg%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> </strong>I was addicted to social media — it ruled my life for 10 years</a></p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>Mark Harrison for Times Magazine.</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}