– You realise it is an addiction, like a drug, says student. TAKING CONTROL: Badilla (23) removed all his social media accounts after questioning how algorithms shaped his time and attention. We spend hours in front of screens without noticing it. We check our phones when we wake up, throughout the day and before going to sleep. What seems like a natural and everyday habit is now raising questions among students: how much control do we really have over our attention?