Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The normalization of the term ‘social media addiction’ may be contributing to Instagram overuse, a new study reveals (Getty Images ...

The parents of a now 19-year-old New York woman are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging their daughter developed an Instagram addiction that led to an eating disorder ...

New research shows that while true Instagram addiction is rare, the widespread habit of labeling everyday scrolling as an “addiction” can sap users’ confidence, fuel self-blame, and steer them away ...

Sometimes placing a label on a behavior only makes the matter worse. Social media addiction is a very real phenomenon, but noteworthy research now reports simply believing you’re addicted to Instagram ...

Instagram users may overestimate the extent to which they are addicted to the platform, according to research conducted on 1,204 U.S. adults published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that ...

Instagram users may overestimate the extent to which they are addicted to the platform, according to research conducted on 1,204 US adults published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that ...

LOS ANGELES — Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted ...