Majority support moderation on social media platforms, global survey shows
Most people want harmful social media content such as physical threats and defamation to be restricted. This also applies in ...
Psychology Today10h
Can Anxiety From Social Media Be Helped by ... Technology?
Social technologies present a unique paradox—they can be connectors and disruptors. They can simultaneously offer lifelines ...
kottke.org12h
Is Social Media Doing You Dirty? Apply the CUE Test.
In a recent episode of the Uncanny Valley podcast about quitting social media, Lauren Goode talked about a framework she applies t ...
News 12 Networks1d
AG Tong, bipartisan CT lawmakers announce bill to combat youth social media addiction
The bipartisan legislation comes in response to alarming data from the American Psychological Association, which found that teens are spending an average of nearly five hours a day on social media ...
Lawmakers push for new legislations to combat youth social media addiction
Attorney General William Tong is set to announce a new bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing the growing concern of ...
Courthouse News Service15d
Ninth Circuit blocks California law protecting kids from social media addiction
Senate Bill 976, also known as the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, prevents social media platforms from knowingly providing an addictive feed to minors without parental consent.
Hindustan Times20d
Unmet emotional needs in relationship: Study shows people turn to social media instead for comfort, developing addiction
A romantic relationship is a source of love and affection, a kind of emotional support. It becomes a safe space when the right psychological needs are met. But what happens when these needs like ...
UCL21d
Internet addiction disorder and social media addiction
What is internet addiction disorder? Internet addiction disorder is defined by a compulsive overuse of the internet and a lack of control over internet usage. This disorder encompasses use of social ...
The New York Times26d
A TikTok Habit Is Hard to Break
Users of the app are panicking about the prospect of a ban. Experts who study social media addiction say it’s easy to see why. By Katie Mogg Katie Mogg spent an average of one and a half hours ...
India TV26d
Mahakumbh: International media hails it for grandeur and scale, calls it 'festival of festivals!'
The mega-religious event has hogged the limelight from the international media as well, given its grandeur and the scale at which it is organised. The Guardian calls it 'festival of festivals ...
Daily Mail26d
Finally, a cure for screen addiction that's turning our teens into the basket case generation: Respected neuroscientist's solution offers hope for despairing parents
The problem is becoming so obvious that it's become a hot topic on TikTok itself, the very platform many blame for fuelling social media addiction among Gen Alpha (those aged 15 and below ...
Hindustan Times27d
Is social media addiction real? Study explores its effect on adolescents
The study was conducted on a diversity of adolescents within the age range of 11 to 15, and was observed that 67% of them are already managing a profile on TikTok. YouTube and Instagram come as ...