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Are we all junkies Online addiction is an ambivalent and emotional phenomenon whose multiple symptoms can no longer be overlooked in society low attention spans the search for simple answers to complex questions radicalisation and polarisation within society and mental health problems among adults and young people are on the rise Always online with the smartphone is the new normal All social groups are now affected by online addiction in varying degrees and suffer from the negative effects The principles of the Enlightenment as the Age of Reason are coming under pressure The concept of truth is dissolving Traditional gatekeepers such as competent scientists and serious journalists / authors are being replaced by advertisingfinanced gatekeepers such as Google and Facebook Democracies and alliances of states are increasingly losing stability