I don't think this is quite the same.

Newspapers were largely uninteresting to kids, and if anything would have helped literacy at that time which was still a struggle.

Early radio and TVs were often family bonding time, as households had only one.

Video games kickstarted computer literacy for an entire generation.

This is a targeted exploitation-driven market now that has been so much more refined by technology that it's beyond addictive. It's also targeted in a way none of those other things could have been to a specific individual to double down on that.