Excessive use of social media such as Facebook can be addictive and is linked to problems with emotion regulation, impulse control, and substance abuse, new research suggests. Results from a survey of ...

Australia is about to introduce one of the world’s strictest social media age limits, with a nationwide ban on under-16s ...

The debate over social media’s impact on young users has intensified as multiple states take legal action against TikTok. This legal push follows previous lawsuits targeting Meta platforms, signaling ...

In the rising fervor over social media and the youth mental health crisis, one piece of technology has received a lot of attention: the algorithm. Algorithms—which prioritize the posts we see on our ...

Excessive social media use affects mental, physical, and social health. Algorithms exploit attention, reducing focus, self-awareness, and real-life ...

The age of 11 and 1 is a phase of transition when children are just about to step into teenage. This is when they develop their first crush, deepen their friendships and and start exploring their ...

Social media spread so rapidly that it became ubiquitous before anyone really knew how to deal with it — and critics say that’s in part due to “addictive” algorithms and feeds that can do more harm ...

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Friday a bill banning “addictive” social media content for minors. The Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act prevents social media ...

Feeling stuck in the social media scroll? Learn effective strategies to break your social media addiction and reclaim your ...

Is a digital detox calling your name? Despite the restoration of TikTok, serial scrollers — some of whom might be addicted to social apps — might still want to take a break from their perpetual media ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC), a legal resource for parents of children and teenage victims harmed by social media addiction and social media fueled harms, ...