Rep. Jake Auchincloss, who represents Massachusetts’ 4th district in the U.S. Congress, posted a series of messages on social media addressing issues ranging from digital addiction to public health concerns.
On September 4, 2025, Auchincloss wrote: “Corporations are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to capture this reward system. The miners and merchants of dopamine use bits of software — social media, pornography, online gambling and other apps — to deliver quick hits of the chemical, keeping you coming back for more https://t.co/WBXU9QQfEo”. In a subsequent post on the same day, he shared a link without further comment: “https://t.co/nAnJRXMYus”.
The following day, September 5, Auchincloss turned his attention to infectious disease with a brief statement: “Measles Are Here Again. https://t.co/vwpbVDsgLw”.
Jake Auchincloss has represented Massachusetts’s 4th District in Congress since 2021 after succeeding Joe Kennedy III. Before serving in Congress, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1988, Auchincloss continues to reside there. He holds degrees from both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
