The plaintiff, identified only as K.G.M., took the stand to testify against Meta and Instagram in a bellwether case over tech addiction.

Social media could fundamentally shift our understanding of what is and isn't "addictive."Tech companies are back in court...and likely will be for a while. A wave of lawsuits allege that platforms - ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced tough questions in front of a jury in the country's first trial about whether social media is addictive and harming young people.

A year ago, I had no clue how to write an iPhone app. Now I’ve shipped a fully-fledged strength training app, built with AI coding tools, or “vibe coding” as it’s become known. A lot of people get ...

Elliott Adams, a lecturer at the UC Berkeley School of Information, says that the widespread belief is that TeaOnHer was ...

When Victoria Hinks opens up her daughter Alexandra's room, she is met with a room filled with drawings of their family, her dog, and colorful expressions of joy. "If you ask anyone to describe 'Owl', ...

An expert witness in a case brought by a California woman against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, testified that the design features of its social media apps are addictive, ...

Russian authorities have begun restricting access to Telegram, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, as the government continues to push everyday Russians toward its own tightly ...

Gizmo is a new social platform that blends TikTok-style feeds with AI-powered vibe coding, allowing users to create and share interactive mini apps without programming skills. While safety and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - OpenAI is launching a desktop app for its coding tool, Codex, in hopes of seizing momentum -- and customers -- from its rivals in the AI code-generation space. OpenAI ...

Last week, TikTok reached a settlement just before it was to be involved in a lawsuit that claims it and other social media platforms are making children addicted to the platforms and their phones.

BENGALURU, Jan 29 (Reuters) - India is one of the most critical growth markets for social media companies, which are now facing calls to limit access to young people, amid fears of "digital addiction" ...