Users are spending an increasing amount of time on online platforms. In its preliminary findings published on 6 February 2026, the European Commission found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against claims that Instagram is designed to be addictive to young users in his testimony in a landmark trial against social media companies, NPR reported. But in ...

By Inti Landauro and Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 12 (Reuters) - The European Union is working on new rules to protect children against the addictive designs of social media platforms like TikTok, Meta ...

From infinite scrolling to AI algorithms, some students and youth advocates say the “addictive” architecture of social media has become more apparent after this week’s landmark verdict against Meta ...

There's no escaping screens - they're a permanent part of our lives. What's also becoming more clear by the day, though, is how harmful they can be to a young person's developing brain. In recent ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. TikTok's signature features that hooked users around the world are its algorithm and endless scroll. Now, though, the European Union has ...

European regulators have issued a preliminary finding that TikTok’s most addictive features likely violate EU law, and they are seeking major changes. The European Commission, the executive arm of the ...

LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc’s digital rules with “addictive design” features that lead to compulsive use by children, in preliminary charges that ...

Given that this is my primary complaint about TikTok, I'm cheering this on. I refuse to download the app because any time I open it to view one video a friend who TikToks sent me, it's like I agreed ...

From reward anticipation cycles to balanced in-game economies, Roblox game design uses proven psychology, real-time data, and community features to keep players engaged. Developers combine challenge ...