If you’ve ever fancied thrashing around on a set of drums, Drums Rock ought to be a day one PSVR 2 purchase for you. This music rhythm game set in the bowels of hell puts you in front of a full set of ...

Dar Meshi is a psychologist in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA. On 25 March, a California trial awarded US$6 million to a ...

The findings in two US court cases should embarrass anyone who claimed Australia’s social media ban was ‘boomer’ moralising A disdain towards the notion of “consequence” somewhat defines the ...

Social media is designed to be addictive, jurors in a landmark trial against two of the largest social media companies have found. Research in recent years has increasingly suggested a causal link ...

Do you doomscroll? If so, you’re not alone. One 2024 survey found that almost a third of American adults regularly doomscroll—that is, swipe through endless social media feeds—and millennials and Gen ...

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...

If you've browsed any of my articles since the Switch 2 came out back in mid-2025, it probably won't come as a surprise to learn that I've spent the last five days hopelessly addicted to Pokémon ...

Share on Pinterest New research shows that ultraprocessed foods may be as addictive as cigarettes. Image Credit: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images A recent review found that ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) ...

Social media features such as infinite scroll and personalised feeds can drive compulsive use. Experts argue that Big Tech should change its business models for meaningful change. A recent European ...

New research following US adolescents aged 11–12 shows that problematic use of mobile phones, social media, and video games was associated with higher risks of mental health problems, sleep ...

An expert witness in a case brought by a California woman against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, testified that the design features of its social media apps are addictive, ...

A landmark trial has begun in a lawsuit against Meta and Google over allegations that their popular social media apps, including Instagram and YouTube, are designed to get children addicted. A 20-year ...