One senior spent 10,000 yuan (S$1,820) tipping streamers within a month. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The growing elderly population is showing signs of Internet addiction driven by loneliness and a lack of social engagement, ...

As India’s digital footprint expands, more and more people are grappling with non-substance addictions like excessive internet use, gaming, smartphone and social media dependence.

James Cook University researchers have taken a deeper dive into the complexities of human personality traits and addiction in ...

Many seniors become addicted to livestreaming or online shopping because tipping streamers or purchasing items online gives them a sense of respect and control, he said.

Children are going online younger than ever, often driven by visibility, performance or parental posting. We talk about three ...

Indian children who have access to smartphones use them primarily for entertainment, such as watching movies or using social media, rather than for education. Is this the right use of 'Digital India'?

YouTube's legal team insisted Tuesday that the Google-owned video platform was not intentionally addictive or even ...

A trial involving internet giants Meta and Youtube began Monday in a Los Angeles civil court and could set a major legal precedent regarding the civil liability of social media operators. The ...

Arguments to begin in key US social media addiction trial ...

The company has said that allegations against it are “simply untrue.”) The lawsuit asks an existential question about Meta’s ...

Facebook, Google and other tech giants for more than a decade have rejected allegations that they build products deliberately ...