At the time, Lauren didn’t know what was wrong. Now, she says she sees it clear as day: She had a burgeoning internet and ...

A typical teen’s day includes up to nine hours of texting, gaming, watching videos, and posting on multiple social networks — even while doing homework. It’s enough to make you wonder: Is my kid ...

Steve Durbin is Chief Executive of Information Security Forum. He is a frequent speaker on the Board’s role in cybersecurity and technology. Massachusetts lawmakers are finally confronting a reality ...

Social media and technology are everywhere in today’s day and age, but more than ever, young people are getting access to these earlier and earlier in life. Excessive social media use in children can ...

Like food, technology is a crucial part of our daily lives. Texting during the day and watching TV at night doesn't mean a person has an addiction, but it is important to evaluate how often and to ...

I write quite a lot about the interaction of technology and addiction. Typically, I’m focused on the ways in which technology serves as a driver for addiction. For instance, digital technologies are ...

‘Tech addiction’ is not caused by technology Most of the discussion of technology addictions suggest that technology itself is mesmerizing, harming normal brains. But my research suggests that ...

On Tuesday, 33 states filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, “has harnessed powerful and unprecedented technologies to entice, engage, and ...

A team of researchers at the University College London recently published a study outlining the affects that internet addiction can have on teenage development and future behavior habits. The team’s ...

While living in today’s tech-savvy, modern world does have its own advantages, there are many flipsides too, especially when it comes to your mental health. Across the world, there has been a dramatic ...