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Losing sleep to late-night doomscrolling? This gadget blocks distracting apps in your bedroom

I have lost count of how many times I have gone to bed thinking I will finally sleep on time, only to somehow end up scrolling Instagram or X again. A few minutes turn into an hour, then another, and before I notice, it is 2 or 3 a.m. The next morning,…

doomscrolling, News, Phones, social media, Social media addiction

TikTok staff raised child safety concerns, but executives reportedly failed to act

Court documents show TikTok employees were frustrated with how executives responded to their concerns about risks to children.

Apps, online child safety, Social, Social media addiction, TikTok

Meta’s latest courtroom losses expose a potential hole in social media’s strongest defense

Two jury losses are testing whether Section 230 protects the design choices behind social media feeds, giving plaintiffs a possible route around the industry’s strongest legal defense without rewriting the law yet.

Meta, News, product liability, section 230, social media, Social media addiction, technology law

After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case

TikTok recently settled its portion of the case with the plaintiff ahead of a jury trial that starts next week in Los Angeles. YouTube has also reached a deal, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant.

In Brief, lawsuit, Snap, Social, Social media addiction

Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens

Meta’s CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms.

Apps, Court, Instagram, kids, lawsuit, Meta, Social, social media, Social media addiction, Teens

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use

An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.

Instagram, lawsuit, Meta, Social, social media, Social media addiction

EU says TikTok must disable ‘addictive’ features like infinite scroll, fix its recommendation engine

The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of purposefully designing its app for being “addictive,” calling out features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its recommendation engine.

Apps, dark patterns, european commission, Social, Social media addiction, TikTok

Snap reaches settlement in social media addiction lawsuit

Snap is still a defendant in similar cases related to social media addiction.

Apps, Meta, Snap, Social media addiction