We don&#x27;t (and shouldn&#x27;t regulate it for the same reason we don&#x27;t regulate the post office simply because some people misuse it. Shooting the messenger is always a bad idea.<p>Articles like this confuse (either deliberatly or from ignorance) the <i>internet</i> with the <i>endpoints</i>. What they really mean is some people find <i>Facebook</i> addicting[1], or some people find certain <i>games</i> addicting. Regulation <i>is</i> needed in many of these services that <i>use</i> the internet - just like any other service.<p>[1] also, operant conditioning != addiction