Parents who want to stop children from becoming addicted to social media should crack down on internet use before the age of 12, research shows. Intervening before this age can reduce the risk of ...

Social media could be affecting drug use and drug access in American teens. The Drug Enforcement Administration says criminal drug networks are abusing social media to expand their reach, create new ...

Parents are being warned their young teenagers will suffer “withdrawal symptoms” as they are banned from social media but to stand firm, as “improvements in mental health” will come within weeks.

Problematic social media use (PSMU) shares many features of other behavioral addictions. PSMU was recently reviewed in the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine by National ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Social media has become an integral part of modern life, but excessive use can lead to addiction and negatively impact mental health, experts warn. Dr. Ashwini Nadkarni, a ...

The debate over social media’s impact on young users has intensified as multiple states take legal action against TikTok. This legal push follows previous lawsuits targeting Meta platforms, signaling ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Jul 3, 2025 at ...

Meta and its general liability insurers are embroiled in a years-long dispute about the insurers’ duty to defend and indemnify Meta in the instant In re Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal ...

The Nov. 19 trial will focus on individual injuries, but the first bellwether in the multidistrict litigation in Oakland, California, will be a school district. Lawyers for Meta Platforms, which owns ...

COLUMBIA — When you think of mental illness, you probably don't think it would show up at the dinner table. But, the National Eating Disorders Association estimates over 28 million Americans will have ...