A growing movement claims social media is “addictive,” and lawmakers are treating it as settled science. But the evidence is ...

Two years ago, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, called for warning labels on social media platforms, citing concerns about the potential mental health risks associated with heavy use, especially ...

Last week, TikTok reached a settlement just before it was to be involved in a lawsuit that claims it and other social media platforms are making children addicted to the platforms and their phones.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Meta's CEO is expected to answer ...

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

LOS ANGELES — The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening arguments for ...

In February, a landmark case against the world’s largest social media companies began in California and attracted a lion’s share of press coverage. Speaking for the plaintiffs, lawyer Mark Lanier ...

If one accepts proclamations by plaintiffs’ attorneys in today’s consolidated social media addiction cases in Los Angeles, the companies behind online applications such as Instagram (Meta) and YouTube ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, 12 jurors are listening to closing arguments before ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, 12 jurors are listening to closing arguments before ...