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 ...

Anita Hagh couldn't stop pressing the corner of her phone screen where the Facebook app used to be. It was about five years ago, and she had deleted the social media platform from her cellphone.

And yet, despite my cynicism, social media addiction “is absolutely as real an addiction as other addictions”, according to Lee Fernandes, lead therapist at the UK Addiction Treatment Centres ...

but some develop what's known as problematic social media use (PSMU). It's not yet deemed a clinical addiction, but it does share some symptoms with addiction and substance abuse disorders. And ...

A new study by researchers at Michigan State University has found a correlation between people who spend a lot of time on social media and their propensity to fall for “fake news” stories.

School districts have been dealing with the results of social media addiction, Fraissinet said, including having to hire additional mental health staff, facing bullying and discipline issues and ...

LOCAL DOCTORS SAY THEY’RE TREATING MORE YOUNG PATIENTS THAT STRUGGLE TO PUT THE DEVICE DOWN. THAT CONNECTION WITH THE PHONES. THERE’S A LOT OF SIMILARITIES BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING SUBSTANCE USE ...

For years, Meta has feuded with three insurance companies over whether they are required to cover the tech giant's defense ...