European Union regulators say TikTok may be in violation of the Digital Services Act due to the risk it poses for addictive ...

European Union regulators said the app’s infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially ...

A wider worry about how apps influence our habits is now reaching regulators in Europe, and one major platform is facing serious questions.

Compulsive behaviors are actions that are engaged in repeatedly and consistently, despite the fact that they are experienced as aversive or troubling. Yet treatment can help to manage or overcome ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...