Three of the biggest social media companies on the planet -- Instagram and Facebook owner Meta, YouTube owner Google and ...

After having a child, I began using Instagram compulsively as a diversion and quick form of escape. While I still like Instagram it was starting to interfere with my work and parenting. Now, I've set ...

New research shows that while true Instagram addiction is rare, the widespread habit of labeling everyday scrolling as an “addiction” can sap users’ confidence, fuel self-blame, and steer them away ...

With billions of active users across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other social media platforms, cutting down on screen time ...

TikTok has agreed to settle a social media addiction lawsuit just days before trial, while Instagram and YouTube are still on ...

The normalization of the term ‘social media addiction’ may be contributing to Instagram overuse, a new study reveals (Getty Images) Social media overuse is hard to curb — and even harder to overcome ...

An EU investigation has been opened into growing concerns about teen Instagram addiction, to determine whether parent company Meta is breaking the law by deliberately seeking to make its apps ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The probe will assess whether Meta has done enough to comply with the EU’s DSA obligations to protect children.

Instagram users may overestimate the extent to which they are addicted to the platform, according to research conducted on 1,204 US adults published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that ...

Social media overuse is hard to curb — and even harder to overcome if you truly believe you’re addicted to it, according to a new study. The research — from academics at California Institute of ...

Social media overuse is hard to curb — and even harder to overcome if you truly believe you’re addicted to it, according to a new study. The research — from academics at California Institute of ...

TikTok has settled a significant lawsuit just before trial, amid claims it and other social media platforms like Instagram ...