Lawmakers introduce bipartisan POINTS Act targeting gambling addiction treatment funding Suswati Basu A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House has rolled out new legislation designed to expand prevention, treatment and recovery services for people struggling with gambling addiction. The proposal is said to be one of the most significant … Continue reading Lawmakers introduce bipartisan POINTS Act targeting gambling addiction treatment funding
Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial that Meta just wants Instagram to be ‘useful’ The company has tried to downplay the idea that its apps can be addictive. Karissa Bell Wed, February 18, 2026 Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court ahead of the social … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial that Meta just wants Instagram to be ‘useful’
January 27, 2026 TikTok settles youth social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial
AI models can develop ‘humanlike’ gambling addiction when given more freedom Sophie Atkinson Suswati Basu A new study looking at AI large language models (LLM) and gambling suggests that the models show the same unhealthy patterns people do, like loss chasing and the illusion of control. The research has been carried out … Continue reading AI models can develop ‘humanlike’ gambling addiction when given more freedom
March 28, 2024 Opioid addiction gets an unusually high-design PSA A new public service campaign takes an unconventional approach to getting people to quit. BY Hunter Schwarz A new PSA is taking an unusual approach to helping people recover from opioid addiction. Instead of hiding drugs from sight, the PSA puts the pills front and center. … Continue reading Opioid addiction gets an unusually high-design PSA
Trying to kick remarketing ads? Contributor Andreas Reiffen discusses why you may be addicted to them and explains how KPIs directly aligned with business objectives help avoid the vicious cycle that comes from ROAS-based objectives. Andreas Reiffen on May 17, 2018 Pay-per-click (PPC) managers love remarketing. At first glance, this makes perfect sense, as it … Continue reading Beating remarketing addiction and testing for incremental value using Google Analytics
There’s no getting around it: Marketing messages are glutted with exclamation points. Columnist Patrick Armitage says it’s time for marketers to stop the deluge and instead raise the creative bar. Patrick Armitage on August 25, 2015 So many messages. So many tweets. So many blogs. So many Instas. So little time. It’s hard times out … Continue reading Stop Our Exclamation Point Addiction!
Kerry O’Shea GorgoneMay 13, 2015 “I can unplug anytime I want,” you think, closing your laptop with a sense of satisfaction. Seconds later, you fish your smartphone out of your pocket and fire up the Facebook mobile app. Meanwhile, you don’t even hear your child practicing for his piano recital, or your significant other asking … Continue reading Take The Test. Do You Have A Social Media Addiction?
