Social Media Addiction

On World Social Media Day, revisiting Ingrid Goes West — equal parts cautionary tale and chronicle of a zeitgeist

The Instagram-obsessed protagonist of 2017's Ingrid Goes West holds up a mirror to our own relationship with social media

Silicon Valley's newest wellness trend, dopamine fasting, isn't what you think it is

The fasting is just about abstaining from an unwanted behaviour for short periods and gradually training yourself to indulge in it less often.

Combating fake news: MEITY should allow legal-flexibility based on social media platforms over one-size-fits-all regulatory approach

It is very important to understand the various limitations, challenges and nuances concerning the regulation of the ambiguous phenomenon called fake news.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discusses fake news, online addiction, more at IIT Delhi

The answer to the most important question? No, we will not be able to edit posts on Twitter.

Posting too many selfies on social media may make you narcissistic: Study

Apparently, social media users visual displayed an average 25 percent increase in narcissistic traits over 4 months of the study.

Calculating returns on attention: How to disengage from a digital world that holds us hostage

The greatest crime attention bandits — social media platforms, celebrities, and websites — are committing is that they are taking our focus away from the things that really matter, such as family and friends

Facebook is working on 'Your Time' feature to fight social media addiction

'Your Time On Facebook' will measure average time spent on the site per day and per week.

Social media addiction is real, powerful and worse than alcohol, but you can fight it with the right tools

Did you know that there’s a drug out there that leaves you emotionally dependent on its presence, cranky in its absence and that anyone can partake of it?

Researchers working on a model to curb social media addiction

Like health care providers deal with smoking or alcoholism cases, internet addiction needs the same approach to help online hookers cut their time on social media, researchers report.

Beware! Studies reveal social media addiction can affect sex lives of Indians

couples found that the more they read about other people's exciting lives on social media, the more likely they were to view their own with disappointment