Underage gambling has become a popular extracurricular activity for high school and middle school kids, sometimes with dangerous consequences.

A daunting stream of testimony and documentation has been presented in a New Mexico case that explores what Meta knew about the effects of its platforms on children.

Screen addiction is no longer just a Gen Z problem. According to recent studies and reports, elderly are now spending just as much, if not more, time on smartphones, TVs and social media. Researchers ...

Why Grandma and Grandpa can’t seem to stop scrolling.

Evidence and testimony reveal that Big Tech has deliberately hooked children on social media and enabled them to be sexually exploited.

Engagement-maximizing architectures such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and emotionally targeted notifications remain broadly permissible. That gap, however, is now being challenged on multiple fronts.

A landmark lawsuit will set the stage for thousands of people who say social media platforms are intentionally addictive.

Features woven into the fabric of platforms have been central to landmark social media harm case in US. How do they work?

Two years ago, the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book about the dangers of social-media became a best-seller—and the subject of some critical eye-rolling. Now, for many, it’s become essential.

Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social media ...

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 deciding whether ...