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Adam Mosseri defends app on witness stand and says critics must separate ‘clinical addiction’ from ‘problematic use’
Instagram’s CEO dismissed the idea that users can be addicted to social media at a landmark California trial on Wednesday.
“I think it’s important to differentiate between clinical addiction and problematic use,” Adam Mosseri said on the witness stand. Psychologists do not classify social media addiction as an official diagnosis. Researchers have documented the harmful consequences...

Sunderland finally lost this season at the Stadium of Light, Virgil van Dijk making the difference with his second-half header
2 min: … the ball’s played back to Angulo, who tries to trick Alisson at his near post. The keeper reads the danger and claims. That’s got the home fans, already giving it plenty, going some. Meanwhile here’s Peter Oh: “Liverpool have had such bad luck...

Pelicot says shame is ‘a double sentence’ and describes shock of seeing herself like ‘a rag doll’ in police footage
Gisèle Pelicot, who became a global symbol of courage during the trial of her ex-husband and the dozens of men who raped her while she was unconscious, has called on victims to never be ashamed....

The late actor became known for his role in Kevin Williamson’s era-defining teen show but in the years after he worked hard to subvert his persona
James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson’s Creek, dies aged 48
James Van Der Beek: a life in pictures