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Gen Z folk are showing off their deformed ‘smartphone pinkies’ — and the images are horrifying
Many people are flaunting their bent pinkies online, a modern issue that is the direct result of ex…
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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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Lawyer who twice grilled Trump in NY fraud case now helps lead a 14-state war on 'addictive' TikTok
Fourteen states filed separate lawsuits Tuesday alleging TikTok harms children's mental health. Onl…
Laura Italiano
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Meet Jonathan Meijer, the Dutch YouTuber who unlawfully fathered over 500 kids worldwide via sperm donation
Netflix is releasing a 3-part doc series called The Man with 1000 Kids on July 3, where it will del…
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I'm a child psychologist and my son was addicted to screens. I locked up computers at night and made a 'family media plan.'
A child psychologist helped his son make progress with his screen addiction. They created a family …
Kelly Burch
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Russia cut off its troops from Discord, the video gaming comms tool they use to coordinate attacks in Ukraine
Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have been seen using the popular messenger app for gamers, Discor…
Matthew Loh
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Could a dumb phone that's also a vape help break my iPhone addiction? I tried the Swype vape phone that's going viral.
What if you could vape AND text at the same time, all on one device. Would that replace my iPhone? …
Katie Notopoulos
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Video resurfaces of Matthew Perry in fiery debate about addiction: 'You're just a person who is talking and is wrong'
Matthew Perry argued passionately for better understanding of addiction in a fiery 2013 debate with…
Mia Jankowicz
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I developed an Instagram addiction as a new mom. I now delete and redownload the app every day to set boundaries.
My Instagram addiction as a new mom was affecting my parenting and work. I set boundaries now by de…
Annie Atherton
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Parenting influencers in Illinois must now pay their children if they feature in videos. Experts say it's about time.
A new Illinois law went into effect on July 1, meaning parent influencers have to set aside 15% of …
Lindsay Dodgson
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She spent her inheritance sending money to TikTok Livestreamers. What started as a game turned into addiction.
Cindi White spent more than $25,000 on TikTok Influencers. TikTok's Live Matches have a dark side.
Jessica Lucas
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Children addicted to video games ran away from home in the middle of the night to find WiFi when parents turned their internet connection off, says expert
Children have been found sitting by the front door of random homes, desperately trying to tap into …
Tasmin Lockwood
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Europe cracks down on TikTok Lite variant that rewards users with Amazon vouchers
The TikTok Lite spinoff app rewards users when they log in daily, watch videos, or like posts, spar…
Matthew Loh
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Prepare for the #motivational doom scroll — LinkedIn is trialing TikTok-style short videos
A screen recording of a LinkedIn user's phone shows a "video" tab where he scrolled through four cl…
Matthew Loh
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China wants to limit teens to using their phones for just an hour a day to fight rising 'internet addiction'
The Cyberspace Administration of China announced proposed regulations for children's smartphone usa…
Pete Syme
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My son's video game habit worried me but it fueled his interest in coding, robots, and AI. At age 16, he won $55,000 at a science fair.
Maria Estrada worried her son was playing too many video games, but soon he was also flying drones,…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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China’s anti-addiction regulations for video games are making it difficult for game developers to operate — here’s why
The developers of Fortnite in China have shut down the servers of the game in the country. Fortress…
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5 men allege Ruby Franke's business partner Jodi Hildebrandt forced them into porn and sex addiction therapy when they didn't actually need it, NBC reports
YouTuber Ruby Franke and her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, were arrested in August and accuse…
Rebecca Cohen
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An unusual twist during US Army training had noncombatants posting photos and videos to Fakebook for the enemy to see: report
The Ukraine war has forced Western militaries to rethink their modern warfare and potential threats…
Jake Epstein
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Science has found a simple way to free us from our addiction to social media
Trying to limit your screen time? A new app uses a simple, science-backed trick to break the bad ha…