Years after the risks of social media for kids first became apparent, U.S. states this summer reached an accord hailed as a ...

How much does the absence of a formal “social media addiction” diagnosis matter in consumer-protection cases alleging that platforms misled consumers about compulsive use?

Research has found that heavy social media use is associated with worse mental health outcomes. Legal scrutiny has grown in recent years against companies like Meta, Google, Snap and TikTok over ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing TikTok, arguing the company has deceptively designed its platform to hook young ...

People who spend excessive time lost in vivid, immersive fantasies often report higher rates of social media addiction and hypersexuality. New research suggests that underlying narcissistic traits and ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Social media has become an integral part of modern life, but excessive use can lead to addiction and negatively impact mental health, experts warn. Dr. Ashwini Nadkarni, a ...

Recently Meta, the owners of Facebook and Instagram settled with states over a lawsuit concerning social media addiction in ...

Attorney Morris Bart discussed the dangers of social media addiction among children and related lawsuits against major ...

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Meta went to court this week in two major trials over alleged harms facilitated by its platform. In New Mexico, the state's attorney general has accused the company of facilitating child exploitation ...

TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama a minimum of $100 million to settle the state's allegations that the app was deliberately ...

Social media addiction, characterized by excessive and compulsive use of social media platforms, has become a prevalent issue in today's society. Studies have shown that addictive behaviors related to ...