A growing movement claims social media is “addictive,” and lawmakers are treating it as settled science. But the evidence is ...
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Dar Meshi, an associate professor of advertising and public relations at the Michigan State University College of Communication Arts ...
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 ...
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 ...
On March 25, a California trial awarded $6 million to a plaintiff who argued that the addictive qualities of social media had caused her harm. Google and Meta, which were the companies that were found ...