Instead of constantly rebuilding, NJ has a program to buy flood prone, residential homes at fair-market value. It then removes the home and manages the property as open space, in line with the flood plain.
I'm glad the writer pointed out the fact that banning the app wouldn't really fix the underlying issue. What is to keep a clone of the app being created locally in the U.S. this feels like better regulation on apps used by minors and an education on its effects would be more effective. Even a refocus on corporate goals to be beneficial to their users health instead of pure profits. A cultural evolution at all levels of society.