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How to break social media addiction, or spend less time online
If you need to break a social media addiction, or spend less time checking your phone, it's importa…
Kelly Burch
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Chrissy Teigen is back on Twitter, proving how difficult it is to quit the platform
Chrissy Teigen quit Twitter in March. Her return is a signal of how difficult it is for moguls and …
Avery Hartmans
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I turn off my phone for 24 hours every week. Here's why I value it even more now during the pandemic
This Insider reporter appreciates the break from social media and the news even more now during the…
Talia Lakritz
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A California bill could allow parents to sue social-media companies for up to $25,000 if their children become addicted to the platforms
The bill's co-sponsor and author, state Assembly member Jordan Cunningham, said it aims to stop chi…
Beatrice Nolan
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Zuckerberg isn't on the hook for kids' Instagram addiction, a judge just ruled
A US district judge ruled on Monday that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable for soci…
Alexandra Bacon
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How to use Instagram's new 'Take a Break' feature and have the app remind you to stop scrolling
You can set your Instagram account to remind you to take breaks from the app after you hit a daily …
William Antonelli
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A US senator has introduced a bill that would stop Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube from endlessly showing you content, in an attempt to keep users from getting addicted to social media
Along with new restrictions on how content is displayed, the Social Media Addiction Reduction Techn…
Kevin Webb
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Australia wants to ban kids under 16 from social media as world governments seek to crack down on the 'addictive' apps
Australia announced plans to ban children under 16 from accessing social media in an effort to curb…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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These are the 25 celebrities most addicted to social media, from the Kardashians to Snoop Dogg
Online clothing retailer I Saw It First recently conducted a study on the most social-media-addicte…
Paige Leskin
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Mark Zuckerberg is arguing he can't be held liable for kids' Instagram addiction just because he's the boss. He may be right.
Mark Zuckerberg says he can't be held personally liable in lawsuits alleging harm to kids with soci…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A woman who stopped using all social media to seek out real connections shares how she did it
"The whole point of it for me is to show that no, we don't need it," Xandra Robinson-Burns said abo…
Alyse Kalish
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These tech execs have regrets about the world-changing sites they helped create
This is on purpose. Social media companies want people to keep coming back to their sites, so devel…
Leanna Garfield
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Meghan Markle has been accused of copying ideas from Netflix's 'The Social Dilemma' during her latest virtual summit
The Duchess of Sussex's comparison of social-media users and drug users is something that was previ…
Mikhaila Friel
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Native teens are nearly 4 times as likely to commit suicide. Tribes suing Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat say social media addiction fuels the problem.
Two tribal nations brought lawsuits this week against social-media companies, saying they are worse…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Jack Dorsey says social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook can be addictive — Mark Zuckerberg says the research is 'inconclusive'
Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg were asked about app addiction during Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Co…
Avery Hartmans
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There's zero compelling evidence showing tech is as addictive as cocaine, according to scientists
"The main takeaway here is that we don't actually know these things," said Przybylski. "It is impor…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Claims of social media 'addiction' are full of bad science - its real impact might be more positive than you think
Last year, Przybylski co-authored a study published in the journal Psychological Science in which h…
Erin Brodwin
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Meghan Markle says she quit social media for her 'own self-preservation' and compared it to drug addiction
The Duchess of Sussex closed down her Sussex Royal account when she resigned from the royal family,…
Mikhaila Friel
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Digital detoxes can cut FOMO but may not make you any happier, study finds
Some think social media apps such as Instagram and TikTok are addictive, but a new study questions …
