Two years ago, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, called for warning labels on social media platforms, citing concerns about the potential mental health risks associated with heavy use, especially ...

Dar Meshi, an associate professor of advertising and public relations at the Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences, studies the psychology of technology use, including ...

One of the biggest cases ever concerned with the ways social media companies engage young users will test claims about addiction, as well as the tech giants' protections under the First Amendment. A ...

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 ...

The jury in a bellwether social media addiction trial told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl on March 23, 2026, that it could not reach consensus, throwing the closely watched case against ...

What's more, the field's literature is dominated by research that is correlational, not causal—mine included. Another issue is that researchers are still debating how to measure social media addiction ...