While sex can become compulsive and problematic for some people, there is little research on love as a true addiction.

Engagement-maximizing architectures such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and emotionally targeted notifications remain broadly permissible. That gap, however, is now being challenged on multiple fronts.

While the World Health Organization recognized compulsive sexual behavior as sex addiction, as reported by the Mayo Clinic, and that 24 million U.S. adults could be classified as addicted to sex, it ...

Sex addiction is not a real addiction in the way drug and alcohol addictions are. Compulsive sexual behavior is a preoccupation with sexual thoughts, urges, and behaviors that disrupt daily life. To ...

Shopping addiction is becoming increasingly common, according to the boss of a leading treatment centre. Nick Dunkley, who ...

A federal judge must still decide whether apex witnesses such as Snap's Evan Spiegel or Meta's Mark Zuckerberg need to ...

People in addiction recovery can be liable to disown their addiction, which makes sense, but it also leaves them from ...

Caitlin Moran's personal essay "I Know Why the Fat Lady Sings," calls compulsive overeating "the most pointlessly secret of miseries" for women. Her words continue to make the Facebook, Twitter, and ...

Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD) is increasingly recognised as a behavioural addiction characterized by persistent and excessive purchasing behaviours that result in significant distress, impaired ...

What comes to mind when you read the word "addiction?" Does it make you think of repetitive use of alcohol and drugs despite negative consequences? Or do you think of shopping, sexual activity, video ...

African governments are imposing restrictions on online betting amid growing fears of a rise in gambling addiction on the continent. South Africa’s gambling industry regulator estimates that around ...