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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Neal Mohan at Made on YouTube 2024 (Photo Credit: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images) YouTube is not a social media app, lawyers for the video streaming platform said in Tuesday opening arguments, kicking off ...

A Los Angeles jury has handed down a decision that cuts deeper than another “Big Tech faces scrutiny” headline. In a closely watched trial, jurors found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design and ...

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 ...