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
UK's national health service opens gaming addiction clinic
After the WHO classified 'Gaming disorder' as a mental health condition
Epic Games faces class-action lawsuit for "knowingly" making Fortnite too addictive
The suit claims Fortnite should come with a warning
Young smartphone users experiencing 'load rage' over slow download speeds
Many millennials are also suffering from digital burnout