I wrote an article 15 years ago about Internet Addiction Disorder, and it is interesting to see how things have changed in that time. Or have they?
We now have the most information we have ever had in the palm of our hands, so does IAD really exist if everyone has a device that so easily accesses the internet?
Join me as we take a look back at what IAD was 15 years ago and what it is now.
Furthermore, below I also give you details about the recent lawsuit against TikTok by 4 bereaved parents.
Sources:
Computer addiction, University of Dallas (updated source link from original article).
Internet addiction is a ‘clinical disorder’
Parents suing TikTok over children’s deaths say it ‘has no compassion’
Internet Addiction: A Brief Summary of Research and Practice
What the Online Safety Act does
