Researchers found children with highly addictive use of phones, video games or social media were two to three times as likely to have thoughts of suicide or to harm themselves. By Ellen Barry As ...

Problematic patterns of digital media use — including compulsive social media scrolling, gaming, or phone checking — may be more harmful to adolescent mental health than overall screen time, new ...

Shasta County officials filed a lawsuit claiming online social media and internet search engine companies have been luring youth into using networking platforms that are harmful at their age. The ...

The lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram and Meta says the social media apps are intentionally addictive to teens.