The Labor Party is pledging $2.5 million (US$1.79 million) towards further research into understanding the impacts of screen and gaming addiction in Australian children. “For (wife) Anna and I, one of the biggest challenges in raising our children is getting them off devices—and I know we’re not alone,” said New South Wales’ (NSW) opposition leader…

A Superior Court judge in Quebec, Canada, has authorized a lawsuit by parents from the region against Epic Games and its Canadian subsidiary, blaming the company for making children addicted to “Fortnite.” According to the three parents who filed the lawsuit (pdf), their children showed symptoms of severe dependence after playing “Fortnite,” including forgoing showering,…