NY’s social media ban alone won’t squash kids’ addictions —parents need to step up too

NY’s social media ban alone won’t squash kids’ addictions —parents need to step up too

New York State has moved to protect kids from addictive social media platforms, announcing on Tuesday that the SAFE for Kids Act has been finalized and will go into effect early next year. The law promises to stop social media companies from feeding kids personalized content via algorithms and sending them notifications deep into the … Read more

‘Porn is warping our lives’ admit Gen Z men, who reveal their addictions got ‘totally out of control’ 

‘Porn is warping our lives’ admit Gen Z men, who reveal their addictions got ‘totally out of control’ 

Men now in their 20s are the first to grow up with easy access to pornography from childhood, and they say it changed how they see women and how they form and maintain relationships, a Post investigation has found. Speaking to six heterosexual men in the age group, each admitted they had habitually used pornography … Read more

Singer-actress-entrepreneur Rita Ora on shoes, shades and shopping addictions

Singer-actress-entrepreneur Rita Ora on shoes, shades and shopping addictions

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Rita Ora is cool personified, and so it’s no surprise that all of her projects revolve around style, one way or another. The video for her infectious single, “Ask and You Shall Receive” is an updated homage to … Read more

Matthew Perry was angry ‘Friends’ co-stars didn’t battle addictions like him: ‘Makes me cry’

Matthew Perry was angry ‘Friends’ co-stars didn’t battle addictions like him: ‘Makes me cry’

Matthew Perry’s “Friends” co-stars always had his back as he dealt with drug and alcohol addition at the height of the show’s success. But last year, while promoting his memoir, he admitted it was “unfair” that he had to battle certain demons when the rest of the cast didn’t. “You know, the thing that always … Read more

Gaming addictions ‘ruined’ lives as players lost jobs, ignored school to spend up to 16 hours a day with video games

Gaming addictions ‘ruined’ lives as players lost jobs, ignored school to spend up to 16 hours a day with video games

Logan Visser arrived at Brigham Young University’s Rexburg, Idaho, campus as a healthy, happy competitive wrestler planning to study business.  But, within months, a pastime spiraled into an all-out addiction: Video games sent his life off the rails.  The then-18-year-old told The Post he would play League of Legends through the night, glued to the … Read more