A 20-year-old woman is seeking to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

The 20-year-old plaintiff alleges that using YouTube and Instagram from a young age intensified her depression and led to ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled about social media addiction and social media's impacts on mental health in adolescence as he testified in a landmark trial on Feb. 18. In the hearing, Zuckerberg ...

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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 ...

Mark Zuckerberg defended Meta's social media platforms and addressed his public persona in a Los Angeles courtroom.

Matt Bergman, founding attorney of Social Media Victims Law Center, said the Meta CEO's testimony is "a moment that families across this country have been waiting for." ...

Annalee Schott used to live in rural Colorado where the farm, the barn, and the horses were her happy place. But online she was drawn into a dark world. The 18-year-old’s TikTok algorithm allegedly ...

Three women whose teenage sons died after becoming addicted to drugs have told the BBC the system failed their children. Anita Morris, Nicola Howarth and Kate Roux spoke to the BBC as part of a ...

Credit: Getty Images Research has found that high-sugar, ultraprocessed foods can be addictive for some people. The Conversation — People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call ...

Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn’t eat, sleep or function without it. But at the time, she didn’t see the need to reach out for help. New Hampshire resident charged in shooting ...