Engagement-maximizing architectures such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and emotionally targeted notifications remain broadly permissible. That gap, however, is now being challenged on multiple fronts.

Children and adolescents vulnerable to addictive design of infinite scrolling and attention-driven algorithms, mental health professional says - Anadolu Ajansı ...

This week, a major trial kicked off in Los Angeles in which hundreds of families sued Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube, accusing the companies of intentionally designing their products to be addictive ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Ian Anderson is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology. Wendy Wood is professor emerita of psychology and business at the University of Southern California.

This is absolutely going to be one of the biggest days in this trial. Mark Zuckerberg taking the stand to testify for the first time before *** jury about these claims that his platforms have harmed ...