Measures included 9 validated scales (Cronbach α=0.83-0.91): 4 social media activities (intimate directed communication, intimate broadcasting, positive broadcasting, and positive content consumption) ...

During and after the pandemic, the user population for social media applications grew significantly, as did social-media-based mental health interventions. However, to the best of the authors’ ...

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A landmark court ruling in an online addiction case could be very bad news for big tech companies. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. Lori Schott held a framed photo of her daughter, ...

SYDNEY, March 31 (Reuters) - Australia threatened on Tuesday to sue social media giants for allegedly flouting a ban on under-16s, as its internet regulator disclosed it is investigating some of ‌the ...

Two court verdicts this week spotlight the risks for teens from using social media — focusing on not just the content but the design of the platforms. On Wednesday a California jury held Google and ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A relatively new social media app is gaining—or, perhaps, trying to gain—momentum among Generation Z. The app, named ...

VIENNA, March 27 (Reuters) - Austria's conservative-led, three-party government plans to introduce a ban on social media use for children under 14, ‌it said on Friday. Cabinet members from the three ...

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A California jury on Wednesday found that Meta and Google were to blame for the depression and anxiety of a woman who compulsively used social media as a small child, awarding her $6 million in a rare ...

A $6 million verdict against Meta and Google in a closely watched social media addiction trial may signal the start of a far broader legal threat for the tech giants. A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday ...