Smartphone Addiction

Smartphone Addiction

Documentary explores addiction to social media

We tweet, we like, and we share... – Oct 9, 2020 - Director Jeff Orlowski (“Chasing Ice,” “Chasing Coral”) devotes much interview time to Tristan Harris, formerly a Google design ethicist and now head of the Center f... Read More...

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Screen addiction causes children to lose ability to draw

And to think... – August 16, 2020 - Bekaroglu said “addiction” in children emerges by the age of 4, when the parents and child cannot establish quality communication and interaction. Sometimes the child cannot... Read More...

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Study links addictive smartphone use to altered brain activity

Everything but actually talking – JULY 12, 2020 - “We employed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate cue-related activity in individuals with smartphone addiction, as defined by validated psycho... Read More...

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Internet addiction causing emotional issues in teenagers

Oh, only teenagers? – July 2, 2020 - Lead author James Donald from the University of Sydney said the rate and intensity of online activity among teenagers is increasing daily. “We also know that many platforms on ... Read More...

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Digital First: Effects of social media addiction, “doomscrolling”

We rely on "doomscrolling" – June 10, 2020 - Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the State of Connecticut Sharry L. Woods told 22News, reading anything that doesn’t have to do with you can just be a way of distracti... Read More...

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Smartphone Addiction Has Same Effect On Brain As Drug Use

Siri, I can’t quit you – February 18, 2020 - Grey matter in the brain is vital, as it contains a majority of neuronal cell bodies and includes the regions that are associated with muscle control, speech, and se... Read More...

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