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

A landmark trial found social media companies liable for designing addictive products. Nicola J Kalk and Ben Carter look at ...

Is social media addiction real? A new study explores the brain changes and psychological impacts of excessive use following a landmark $6 million California court ruling.

The Milbank Quarterly finds makers used tobacco-like tactics — pairing refined carbs and fats with sensory design — to ...

(CNN) — Teens who spend lots of time on social media have complained of feeling like they can’t pay attention to more important things like homework or time with loved ones. (CNN) — Teens who spend ...

Recent rulings against Meta and YouTube are rewriting the story of social media addiction, making it important for clinicians ...

“Overall, the mechanisms underlying internet addiction are more like an emerging pattern than a finished picture,” Chang said. “A lot of causality between what happens in the brain and what is ...