In a Los Angeles courtroom, the mechanics of modern childhood are on trial. Lawyers for a California teenager argue that Instagram and YouTube were built like behavioral slot machines, tuned to keep ...

It started with the Nintendo 64. Lauren recalls feverishly playing the '90s gaming console − and how it took priority over making friends or doing homework − when she was 8. Then, she says, it was her ...

Concerns around children's excessive screen time are growing rapidly in urban India. Even as the government rolls out the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, many parents remain ...

Addiction is a pathology. It is not simply liking something a lot. In over a decade of researching, teaching, and writing about the power of technology to shape our behavior, I’ve come across many ...

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