Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...
The Columbian

Can social media overuse be called an addiction?

Demonstrators hold a rally outside of Snap Inc. headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 12 in an effort to encourage social media companies to monitor explicit content directed at children.

Social Media Addiction Trial Nears End. Society Long Ago Rendered Its Verdict.

Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has ...

‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up

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

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

FILE - A group holds hands outside a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. Social media addiction has been ...