The verdict delivered on March 25, 2026, holding Meta and Google responsible for purposefully designing social media platforms to be addictive, and knowing it can be harmful, is flawed at multiple ...

Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...

The jury in a landmark social media addiction trial on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for creating products that led ...

A jury found Meta and YouTube are liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users.

Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

Drugs. Alcohol. TikTok. Internet games. Sex. An Ex. Chocolate. Slot machines. Shopping. Can these stimuli be addictive? The idea of being addicted to a process or behavior is very controversial.

Can any behavior be addictive? The answer is probably “yes,” depending on the person. Having said that, in our book, Why Can’t I Stop?, we selected the behaviors that we and others see as having the ...

A jury in Los Angeles determined Wednesday that tech giants Meta Platforms (META) and Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) were responsible ...