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

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 ...

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 is virtually unavoidable today, so it's essential to be aware of how such platforms can influence one's mental health. This has become the subject of a trial in the Los Angeles Superior ...

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, ...

For the past decade, the conversation around social media and mental health has lived in an uncomfortable gray area. Parents sensed something was off, clinicians observed rising anxiety and depression ...

San Antonio Independent School District has joined a national class-action lawsuit accusing social media companies of harming students through social media addiction. Students' resulting psychological ...