Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Short Video Addiction (SVA) is a term used by researchers, and this is separate from excessive general internet use. A 2025 report ...

“Just one more video” is my evening mantra at this point. As important as it is to get a good night’s sleep, late-night David always finds it even more important to watch one last, compelling video on ...

A landmark case accusing some of the biggest social media platforms in the world of deliberately getting their users addicted kicked off Tuesday in Los Angeles – with Meta’s Instagram and Google’s ...

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A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health. Meta and ...

A landmark social media addiction trial resumed on Monday with a senior YouTube executive telling a US court that the platform’s purpose was to deliver value to users rather than lure them into ...

LOS ANGELES — Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by ...

I have become a YouTube addict, and I don’t quite know how or why. It happened suddenly, as I’ve been recovering from an episode of depression worse than any I have experienced, It is said that the ...

Plaintiff’s lawyer W. Mark Lanier insisted that Meta Platforms Inc. and Google’s YouTube created a 'digital casino' with their social media platforms. The trial is the nation’s first to attempt to ...

The world's largest social media companies have been accused of creating "addiction machines" as a landmark trial began in California examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube. In ...