Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about ...

What social media addiction looks like, according to the woman suing Meta and YouTube

Kaley started using YouTube at the age of 6, downloading the app on her iPod Touch to watch videos about lip gloss collections and the online kids game Animal Jam. She posted her first video when she ...

This App Could Fix Your Social Media Addiction

This app forces you to pause for a few seconds after opening addictive apps. A scientific study shows it works.

Woman Suing Meta, YouTube Testifies It’s ‘Too Hard to Be Without’ Social Media

The now-20-year old told jurors she felt compelled to frequently check accounts to make sure she hadn’t missed anything.

86% of Americans want Meta, Google held accountable for ‘predatory’ social media addiction crisis: survey

A whopping 86% of Americans want Meta and Google held accountable for their role in a social media addiction crisis that has ...

Bay Area family supports lawsuit accusing social media apps of being addictive, harmful

The family believes the outcome of the trial can lead to significant changes within the social media industry and help other families become even more aware of what they say are deadly devices in the ...
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I Quit Using Social Media — Here's What I Do Instead (It's Been Almost a Year!)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Rob Culpepper / Getty Images For years, I’d spend several hours a day scrolling through social media on my phone — while ...

Is social media addictive? How it keeps you clicking and the harms it can cause

Big tech companies argue their platforms are communication tools not traps, and that addiction is a mischaracterisation of high engagement.