T he promise of sugar substitutes is simple: found in everything from yogurts to toothpaste, they claim to let people gorge ...

Researchers are investigating whether GLP-1 drugs could be used to treat addiction disorders, following patient reports of reduced cravings.

Parents weigh in on the landmark social media addiction trial verdict. A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for app designs harming children, awarding $6M. Angela Scafuri, Dominick ...

No matter where we turn on social media, short videos are everywhere. Repeated exposure to this brief, information-dense, and rewarding content stimulates the brain in a way that tells us the ...

CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos reports on mounting legal pressure for Meta, as jurors in Los Angeles consider whether to award punitive damages after finding Meta and YouTube liable in a social media ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The jury in a landmark California trial found that Instagram and YouTube are liable in a social media addiction trial. The ...

CNBC's MacKenzie reports on news regarding a lawsuit against social media companies. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to ...

A jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design or operation of their social media platforms, producing a bellwether verdict in the first lawsuit to take tech giants to trial for social media ...

Social Media Victims Law Center founding attorney Matthew P. Bergman discusses the lawsuit accusing Meta and YouTube of fueling social media addiction on ‘Fox News Live.’ Matthew Bergman, attorney for ...

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The 20-year-old woman at the center of a landmark trial over social media addiction used YouTube for an average of just 29 minutes per day over the last five years, a lawyer for Google told jurors.

The app said in opening statements that it was more of an entertainment platform. The lawsuit claims social media companies design products that cause personal injury. By Eli Tan and Cecilia Kang Eli ...