Woman wins $1,380 for going eight hours without a smartphone
It wasn't just about staying off your phone
US Surgeon General calls for tobacco-style health warnings on social media - it's bad for your mental health
"Social media is bad for your health"
A hot potato: The US Surgeon General wants social media to carry the same kind of health warning labels as cigarettes and alcohol. Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to apply labels to the sites and apps that alert users to the potential mental health harms they cause.
New fMRI study reveals internet addiction physically changes brain chemistry in children 10-19
Physical coordination and cognitive functions like memory and decision making are affected
Priest arrested for using $40,000 of parish funds on mobile games, including Candy Crush and Mario Kart
WTF?! Mobile games are known for their addictive nature, something that can lead people to spend a lot of money on them. Take the example of the Catholic priest who was recently arrested and charged with stealing over $40,000 from his former parish and spending it on the likes of Candy Crush and Mario Kart.
The EU has given TikTok 24 hours to provide details about its payment-for-views Lite app feature
"Is social media 'lite' as addictive and toxic as cigarettes 'light'?"
Study appears to debunk link between internet use and mental health
No "smoking gun" could be found
Recent video game addiction lawsuit lists five major video game publishers as liable for damages
Activision Blizzard, EA, Epic Games, Microsoft, and Ubisoft intentionally get gamers hooked, lawsuit claims
Utah sues TikTok over China connections, manipulating children with addictive design
Utah has been clamping down on social media platforms this year
Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok
Kids officially don't like Facebook
Study suggests China's online gaming restrictions might not be achieving intended results
They could be having the opposite effect
China wants to severely limit young people's mobile use and internet access
To as little as 40 minutes per day
Running away for Wi-Fi, violence, and theft: A look into a gaming addiction clinic
When a hobby becomes a dangerous obsession
An agency is offering three people $1,000 to scroll TikTok for 10 hours straight
Would (or could) you do it?
American Psychological Association issues guidelines to limit the potential harm of social media on children
Experts says social media consumption for youth should start with parental "screening, monitoring and training"
Study identifies which countries spend the most time staring at their screens
Average screen time during waking hours ranged from just over 20% to almost 60% per day
Adults in the U.S. check their phones 352 times a day on average, 4x more often than in 2019
The equivalent of once every three minutes
South Korea to end its controversial gaming curfew after nearly a decade
China will soon be the only country that restricts video gaming hours
Tencent's value plunges by $60 billion after China calls online games 'electronic drugs'
The company has introduced new restrictions for minors
FIFA is under fire again for loot box gambling with two lawsuits filed in France
Lawyer claims EA baits players by increasing odds when they to spend more resulting in gambling addiction
Google introduces three Digital Wellbeing apps to help curb your smartphone addiction
This time Google wants to shame you
I Deleted All My Social Accounts: Three Weeks Without Social Media
To say that a lot of people use social media is an understatement. At last count, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat had more than 3 billion active users combined. In a small experiment to find out just how much social networks impact our lives, I decided to disable all my accounts for three weeks to see what, if any, effect it has on my day to day.
West Virginia University scientists are using brain implants to treat opioid addiction
Clinical trials have already begun