In a 327-page lawsuit, New York City accused the companies behind Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat of ...

Social media drives diet culture, harms body image, and links to addiction; integrated treatment approaches are necessary..

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular ...

To say kids are at the coalface of risks we don’t really understand is a massive understatement,” says Nara* a mother from the Gold Coast, who describes her 15-year-old daughter as a “phone zombie”.

European Union lawmakers want children to be protected online, and some of them say platforms aren’t doing enough, fast ...

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Concerned parents, politicians and teachers came together in Bournemouth to tackle the rising impact of smartphones and ...

The ruling was a big win for plaintiffs ahead of a Nov. 19 bellwether trial, the first in the nation to hold social media companies liable for a mental health crisis among America’s youth. Los Angeles ...

I'm serializing my forthcoming Emory Law Journal article titled Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion. In my earlier posts, I argued that concerns about ...

BERLIN (AP) — A man whose gambling addiction landed him in prison has become a social media star in Germany with an unusual campaign against sports betting at soccer stadiums. Thomas Melchior shows up ...

On Wednesday, Lake Havasu City and the Mohave County Health Department (MCHD) partnered to host a presentation to parents detailing how dangerous social media and the internet can be for ...

Parents who want to stop children from becoming addicted to social media should crack down on internet use before the age of 12, research shows. Intervening before this age can reduce the risk of ...