Smartphone Addiction

Smartphone Addiction

He’s In Therapy For 14-Hour-a-day Phone Addiction

NO TEXTING? – June 27, 2026 - On a bad day, Marios, a personal trainer, can spend more than 14 hours staring at his screen (Instagram, he says, is the killer for him). But now, he is trying a 12-session course of pri... Read More...

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Shocking Ban for People Under 16 Is a Mess

HOPELESS? – June 18, 2026 - More interesting are the ideological and sociological reasons why the ban may have unintended negative consequences. There are fears that if young people can’t manage to get on places like... Read More...

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Britain to Ban Youth from TikTok, YouTube and Other Social Media…

FAT CHANCE – June 15, 2026 - Britain will ban children under 16 from using a range of social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time. “... Read More...

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Meta and Google Denied New Trial in Youth Addiction Lawsuit

COMPLICATED – June 10, 2026 - Motions filed by Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google requesting a new trial have been denied by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl, who upheld a jury’s findings that both com... Read More...

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Smartphone Addiction of Young Adults – ‘I can never be in a room alone and not be on my phone.’

ME NEITHER – June 2026 - Eight focus groups were conducted involving 37 students aged 18-22 to explore how smartphones support and undermine well being, with addiction emerging as one of the themes. The data were mat... Read More...

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Smartphones Are Driving a Global Fertility Crisis

LESS PEOPLE ‘DOING IT’ – June 2, 2026 - Contrary to popular belief, at least in Western nations, mothers aren’t necessarily having fewer children compared with a decade or two ago. It’s that fewer women are becoming ... Read More...

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Things We Don’t See: Addiction!

IT’S COMPLICATED – June 4, 2026 - Drug addiction in the US is a massive public health crisis, with nearly 49 million Americans or about 1 in 6 people aged 12 and older battling a diagnosable substance use disorder. D... Read More...

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3 Ways to Help You Kick Your Phone Habit

I JUST CAN’T – June 6, 2026 - I first realized my phone had become a problem when my dreams began mimicking the endless scroll of Instagram Reels. I thought deleting the app might be the solution, but instead I trade... Read More...

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Most Addictive ‘Drug’ Must Be Curtailed NOW

USE IT or REFUSE IT? – June 2, 2026 - AI is a drug. But if history has taught us anything, it’s that drugs need to be researched. Research, subsequently, will shine a light on its ills. Scientists thought cocaine was... Read More...

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Social Media Addiction | Why Can’t you Focus Anymore? (They’re watching you)

VIDEO – MY NEW ADDICTION – May 30, 2026 - Why is social media so addictive? It’s not an accident, and it’s not just you overusing it. In this video, we break down how the world’s biggest social media platforms use hy... Read More...

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Root Cause of Addiction – Urban vs Rural / Right vs Left – LETTER

CITY / SUBURB – May 30, 2026 - Finding ways to give kids meaningful attention and guidance when it’s missing in the family setting is sorely needed and applies of course to all families whether single or two parent. ... Read More...

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This 4-Week Challenge Will Actually Help You Get Off Your Phone

I NEED THIS – May 11, 2026 - Most of us spend five or more hours a day on our phones, and research suggests that the long hours can affect our mental and physical health. Screen time can cause our breathing to bec... Read More...

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Social Media as a Window Into Mental Health Struggles

VIDEO – FACEBOOK IN THE MIRROR – May 6, 2026 - Common signs someone may be struggling with their mental health include changes in sleeping patterns, changes in eating habits, and extreme mood changes. On someone’s... Read More...

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Cut Your Phone Addiction in 3 Steps

1-2-3 – April 16, 2026 - Venture capitalist Sahil Bloom broke his phone addiction with three relatively simple, if disciplined, and at times painful steps: Using grayscale mode to make the screen less colourful. Crea... Read More...

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Research Says Companies Could Make Social Media Less Addictive

BUT WILL THEY? – Mar. 27, 2026 - Two court verdicts this week spotlight the risks for teens from using social media — focusing on not just the content but the design of the platforms. A California jury held Google... Read More...

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Parents of Social Media Victims After Trial: ‘This is not over’

INSTA-DANGER ZONE – Mar. 25, 2026 - “This is not over — we know this is a long game,” said Juliana Arnold, the mother of 17-year-old Coco, who died in 2022 of fentanyl poisoning after trying to buy Percocet on social... Read More...

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Meta and YouTube Guilty

META VERDICT – March 25, 2026 - Meta misled users about the safety of its social apps when it comes to children being targeted by online predators. A day later, a jury in L.A. ruled against Meta and Google’s YouTube ... Read More...

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Rehab Facility That Treats Tech Addiction Like Heroin

BETTER GET MORE BEDS – Mar. 24, 2026 - At age six, Sarah Hill was handed her first iPad by her parents, which she used to play games like Angry Birds and Minecraft whenever she was bored. By age 21, the Alabama nativ... Read More...

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Lawyers Deliver Closing Arguments in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

Face BOOKED – Mar. 12, 2026 - After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, 12 jurors are listening to closing arguments before decid... Read More...

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‘Dopamine Kids’ Why Children Crave Screens

WHY DO WE? – Mar. 6, 2026 - Rosy didn’t love her videos, Doucleff realized. Nor did she love the ultraprocessed Ritz crackers she begged for at the grocery store. Rosy was caught in a wanting feedback loop. The more ... Read More...

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Red Flags You’re Hooked On Your Phone! How ‘dopamine fasting’ Can Help

YOU HAVE A MESSAGE – Feb. 5, 2026 - Dr. Anna Lembke is a Stanford professor of psychiatry who specializes in addiction. Just a few more minutes on Instagram, X, or TikTok turns into hours of doomscrolling, no matter... Read More...

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A Landmark Social Media Addiction Case Puts Big Tech on Trial

TICK TOCK DIE – Feb. 6, 2026 - ANNALEE SCHOTT USED to live in rural Colorado where the farm, the barn, and the horses were her happy place. But online she was drawn into a dark world. The 18-year-old’s TikTok algorit... Read More...

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Alone Together: Reclaiming Connection In A Screen-Saturated Life

PHONE BASKET? – Jan. 17, 2026 - And so we settled in, with my mother in her recliner, my father on one couch, and me on another. Almost by instinct, my parents reached for their iPads. I caught myself scrolling throu... Read More...

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Social Media Addiction’s Surprising Challenger?

ANTI-SCROLLER – Jan. 17, 2026 - It’s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. But sometimes, that mindless scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought... Read More...

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Phone Addiction Among Americans

VIDEO – 911 or 211 – Jan. 12, 2026 - Nearly half of Americans admit they feel addicted to their cell phones, according to a survey from Reviews.org. The survey found that 43% of Americans acknowledge phone addicti... Read More...

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He trusted ChatGPT for drug advice then died of an overdose

AUDIO – INTERNET KILLS – Jan. 5, 2025 - On a Sunday two years ago, Sam Nelson opened up ChatGPT and started typing. Naturally, for an 18-year-old on the verge of college, he decided to ask for advice about drugs. “Ho... Read More...

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I Killed the Color on My Phone. The Result Shocked Me

RELIEVES ADDICTION – Dec. 25, 2025 - The moment I switched, I no longer felt an urgent need to look at my iPhone — an urge that I hadn’t known was so strong until it was gone. I experienced a full- bodied sense of re... Read More...

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Millions of children and teens face Social Media Ban

ABOUT TIME – December 9, 2025 - Australia has enacted a world-first ban on social media for users aged under 16, causing millions of children and teenagers to lose access to their accounts. Facebook, Instagram, Th... Read More...

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Children With Phones at 12 Risk Serious Health Problems

BRAIN DISTORTIONS? – Dec. 1, 2025 - The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during early adolescence is associated with increased risks of mental health issue... Read More...

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What Snapchat Knows About Addicted Users

LOCK THEM UP – Dec. 3, 2025 - Nearly two thirds of 13 to 17-year-olds in the UK have a Snapchat profile. And the company claims it has nearly a billion monthly active users. The documents we found show that some u... Read More...

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