Another complication is how social-media use is evaluated: many studies look only at total amount of time spent on the ...

Shapiro roll out another state budget that proposes taxing skill games. For two decades, lawmakers in Harrisburg have turned to new ways to boost gambling tax revenues. Funding the government with ...

In a series of landmark trials, plaintiffs are alleging that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products. Our technology reporter Cecilia Kang describes what’s at ...

Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was careful to test features used by young people before releasing them.

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified on Wednesday that he does not think users can be “clinically addicted” to the social media app.

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said during the trial that he thinks there can be problematic usage of social media, but disagrees it is addiction.

YouTube's legal team insisted Tuesday that the Google-owned video platform was not intentionally addictive or even ...

She told Mary that she’d started taking Ozempic for weight loss. “If I have more than two beers now, I go outside and barf,” ...

New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte has played a big part in their run to Super Bowl LX, but a gambling ...

A video game player is suing the creators of Fortnite and Minecraft as well as Microsoft after he says he became addicted to the games. Cayden Breeden is suing the companies for failing to include ...

Gaming is a neutral hobby by design, but the culture of video games can be ethically gray, predatory and exploitative of young people and adolescents. The authors of a new book on internet gaming ...