A growing movement claims social media is “addictive,” and lawmakers are treating it as settled science. But the evidence is ...

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

Social media addiction, characterized by excessive and compulsive use of social media platforms, has become a prevalent issue in today's society. Studies have shown that addictive behaviors related to ...

A Los Angeles jury has doubled the total payout in the landmark social media addiction trial, awarding an additional $3 million in punitive damages. The combined $6 million verdict follows the jury’s ...

It’s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. But sometimes, that mindless scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought was a 10-minute ...

San Antonio ISD trustees voted last week to join a federal lawsuit against social media companies, including Meta and Snap Inc. The lawsuit is pending in a California court.

This week’s verdict in the landmark social media addiction trial against Meta (META) and Google (GOOG, GOOGL) could have major implications for how the companies, and their rivals, operate their ...

The DeKalb County School District has spent over $4.3 million trying to remedy the harm caused by its students’ addiction to social media and will need much more money to keep up the fight, it has ...

Social media can be used to facilitate contact with friends, former friends, or even former romantic partners, through messaging or via interactions and comments on social media posts. Sometimes, ...

Social Media Rule: The government believes that in today's era, social media has become a vital medium for communication and ...

Recent rulings against Meta and YouTube are rewriting the story of social media addiction, making it important for clinicians to steer clients toward better awareness.