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Ofir Turel, PhD

PROFESSOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

Media Mentions

Movies/ Documentaries

(2024) All Illusions Must Be Broken, Two Birds Film (Executive Producers include Nick Offerman and Robert Redford)
(2020) Screen Generation: Sick Generation , (Digital Natives: An Unhealthy Generation?), ARTE (English Version)

TV, Radio and Podcasts

(2024) Is there a dark side to social media? NYC experts dive in. NBC New York (Online and TV), Feb. 4, 2023
(2023) Podcast: Anatomy of a Scam: Season 2, Episode 4: The Phishing Scam Numbers Game: Bait, Believability, Bad Luck, 9Podcasts, Dec 7, 2023
(2023) Scammers ‘socially engineering’ their way into savings (repost of ABC Interview), The Korea Herald, Aug. 17, 2023
(2023) Interview on the psychology of engaging with phishing messages, NSW Mornings with Paul Turton, ABC Newcastle, Aug. 18, 2023
(2023) Anatomy of a scam: How do scammers use phishing attacks to steal from you?, ABC NSW Evening News, Aug. 17, 2023
(2022) Comments on privacy issues in Victoria Police tool for reporting harassment on public transport, ABC News 7PM (Melbourne), July 8, 2022
(2020) Internet Gaming Disorder, Critically Speaking (Apple Podcast), Therese Markow, Oct. 2020
(2020) Инстаграм против хейтеров: как соцсеть будет искать и скрывать негативные комментарии (Instagram vs haters: how the social network will seek and hide negative comments), RTVI (Russian), Oct. 14, 2020
(2020) Why do we crave ‘likes’? (Death Stranding) Hey, Lesson (on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, etc.), Brendan Caldwell, Oct. 2020
(2020) 046 Dr. Ofir Turel: Social Media and the Brain, Critically Speaking (Apple Podcast), Therese Markow, March 2020
(2020) Will Hiding the Popularity of Instagram Posts Make Us Less Depressed? (18:04), BYU Radio (Sirius XM Radio), Top of Mind with Julie Rose, Jan. 23, Audio Link
(2019) News Focus: Psychological impacts of social media, This Morning Show, tBS eFM (101.3 MhZ), Seoul, Korea
(2018) Internet Addiction vs. Drug Addiction, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (YouTube), May 26
(2016) Your brain on likes: The science of oversharing online, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Out in the Open with Piya Chattopadhyay, May 28. Text (audio)
(2016) Facebook Has Similar Effect on Your Brain as Cocaine, Sputnik Radio, Moscow,Feb., 20, Text
(2015) Facebook Addiction, BYU Radio (Sirius XM Radio), Top of Mind with Julie Rose, April 28, Text and Audio Link
(2013) Morning Show (TV), Interview on cellphone addiction, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Link to NHK

Newspapers, Magazines, Websites and Blogs

2024

(2024) Period Stigma Sidelines Young Athletes, Forbes, Apr. 29, 2024
(2024) Do Social Media Breaks Improve Mental Health?, Counsel & Heal, Apr. 22, 2024
(2024) 3 Reasons Why Business Leaders Should Regularly Take A Digital Detox, Forbes, Feb. 29, 2024
(2024) New York City designates social media a public health hazard, The Washington Post, Jan. 25, 2024
(2024) Fresno Unified’s phone policy is 20 years old. Teachers say they can’t teach, need support, Fresno Bee, Jan. 22, 2024
(2024) Personal use of smartphones in the workplace can reduce stress, study shows, Yahoo! Finance (UK), Jan. 8, 2024
(2024) New study finds banning phones at work may be counterproductive, Silicon Republic, Jan. 8, 2024
(2024) Using personal phones at work can reduce stress, study suggests, People Management, Jan. 8, 2024
(2024) Smartphone use at work reduces stress and helps work-life balance, NUIG study finds, Irish Independent, Jan. 8, 2024

2023

(2023) Is social media addictive? ‘Digital detox’ study suggests not, Science, Nov. 8, 2023
(2023) Why New Technology Like AI Is So Stressful at Work—and What to Do About It, The Wall Street Journal (Technology| Artificial Intelligence), Sep. 10, 2023
(2023) How scammers use phishing attacks to 'socially engineer' their way into your savings, ABC News , Aug. 16, 2023
(2023) New neuroscience research indicates that the fear of being evaluated underpins social anxiety disorder, PsyPost, Aug. 12, 2023
(2023) HOW TO BREAK FREE FROM YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING ADDICTION, TrendyDigests, Aug. 16, 2023
(2023) Rethink How Tech Trends Shape Governance, The Wall Street Journal (Risk & Compliance Journal, by Deloitte)
(2023) Investing Is About Defying Human Weaknesses, Medium, May 24, 2023
(2023) Footage of 3-year-old playing violent video game shocks internet, Yahoo! News, Jan. 20, 2023
(2023) The anxious realties of #GenNext, Jamaica Observer, Mar. 19, 2023
(2023) Mom lays bare the horrors of 17-year-old daughter's social media addiction: Reveals teen got into FIGHTS over phone time, threatened to accuse her dad of RAPE, and fled home to live in a 'squalid tent' when they tried to take her device away, Daily Mail (UK), Jan. 21, 2023
(2023) Put the phone down, social media is rotting your brain, Sonoma State Star, Apr. 3, 2023
(2023) Likes to dislikes: The social media addiction epidemic. The Union, El Camino, College, April 14, 023

2022

(2022) Opinion: BeReal is no more real than any other social networking app, Daily Bruin (UCLA), Sep. 21, 2022
(2022) Is TikTok “Digital Fentanyl?”, Tech Policy Press, Dec. 19, 2022
(2022) Why you CAN’T quit Facebook – three tricks that keep you addicted to social media, The Sun (UK), Jun 26, 2022
(2022) Why time passes so quickly when scrolling on TikTok, Insider, Jul. 26, 2022
(2022) 8 myths about diet, exercise and sleep, CTV News (Canada), July 19, 2022
(2022) 8 myths about diet, exercise and sleep, CNN Health, July 19, 2022
(2022) Even a short break from social media can improve your mental health, Philly Voice, June 2, 2022
(2022) ‘Weird phenomenon’: The mundane TikTok trend that has captivated millions, The Sydney Morning Herald (australia), May 28, 2022
(2022) Social media influencers come under fire amidst widespread distrust, What's New in Publishing (Canada), May, 2022
(2022) Follower e influencer, uno sguardo sul lato oscuro dei social media, Voci Globali (Italy), May 24, 2022
(2022) Η σκοτεινή πλευρά των social media, Athens Voice (Greece), June 2, 2022
(2022) The dark side of social media influencing, National Post (Canada), May 13, 2022
(2022) The dark side of social media influencing, EastMojo (India), May 20, 2022
(2022) Fox News Host Questions Whether Video Games Are To Blame For Latest US Mass Shooting, UNILAD (UK), May 19, 2022
(2022) The dark side of social media influencing, The Conversation, May 13, 2022
(2022) Gun Violence: A Community Conversation, Part 20, The News-Gazette, Apr. 12, 2022

2021

(2021) MINDS ON THE MEDIA: 10 TIPS FOR IMPROVING CHILDREN’S COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN A DIGITAL WORLD, Children and Screens, Nov. 2021
(2021) Dopamine and Reward: The Story of Social Media, Medsacpe, Sep. 22, 2021
(2021) Facebook, Instagram will let you hide ‘likes.’ If you want., The Washington Post, May 26, 2021
(2021) Instagram and Facebook Test Option for Hiding ‘Likes’ (Again), Yahoo News, Apr. 14, 2021
(2021) Instagram and Facebook Test Option for Hiding ‘Likes’ (Again), The Wrap, Apr. 14, 2021
(2021) Why You Shouldn’t Worry About TikTok Destroying Your Attention Span, Bustle, Feb. 11, 0221

2020

(2020) The brains behind the Social Dilemma, Daily Bruin (UCLA), Dec. 7, 2020
(2020) Twitter, Facebook ‘Designed’ to Exploit Brain Chemistry, ‘The Social Dilemma’ Director Says, The Wrap, Sep. 24, 2020
(2020) Excessive gaming linked to increased risk of carrying a gun into school — but the opposite is true of moderate gaming, PsyPost, Jul. 7, 2020
(2020) Perché i social network creano dipendenza? (Why are social networks addictive?), La Stampa (italy), Feb. 24, 2020
(2020 Why Is Social Media So Addictive?, Gizmodo (Australia), Feb. 11, 2020
(2020) Why Do We Ache for Virality?, Medium.com, Jan. 22, 2020

2019

(2019) For Facebook and Instagram, axing likes may not be about mental health after all, C|net, Dec. 30, 2019
(2019) Instagram’s “No-Likes” Policy: Hoping This Social Media Change Will Benefit Society And Our Mental Health, Hollywood Insider, Dec. 29, 2019
(2019) Trois théories sociologiques pour comprendre la folie Instagram, Les Echos START (France), Dec. 4, 2019
(2019) Can social media be consider an addiction?, Medium.com, Dec. 9, 2019
(2019) How removing ‘likes’ from Instagram could affect our mental health, PBS News Hour, Nov. 25, 2019
(2019) More electronic device use tied to more sugar and caffeine in teens, Science Daily, Oct. 22, 2019
(2019) Wurde «Fortnite» entworfen, um süchtig zu machen? Zürichsee-Zeitung (Switzerland), 11.10.2019
(2019) Wurde Fortnite designt, um süchtig zu machen?, Süddeutch Zeitung (Germany), 11. Oktober 2019
(2019) The SMART Act For Social Media Wants To Completely Change How You Use It, Bustle.com, Aug. 2, 2019
(2019) Why Instagram Hiding ‘Likes’ Could Be Good for Users – and the Bottom Line, Yahoo.com - Entertainment, May 7, 2019
(2019) Instagram Tests Hiding Likes to ‘Remove Pressure,’ Company Says, The Wrap, July 18, 2019
(2019) Republican Senator Wants to Ban ‘Addictive’ Social Media Features Like Autoplay Video, The Wrap, Jul. 30,2019
(2019) How much is too much? Test could show the effect of gaming on your kid’s brain, abc NEWS, May 21, 2019
(2019) Are your kids hooked on Fortnite? It can become a dangerous addiction, Komando.com, Apr. 5, 2019
(2019) Addiction to Fortnite is a Real Thing, The Mac Observer, Apr. 3, 2019
(2019) 'It's like having a child addicted to drugs:' Doctors warn that Fortnite has caused children to smash up cars, stop eating and pushed parents to divorce, Daily Mail (UK), APr. 2, 2019
(2019) Fortnite Has to be Addictive Don't You Think?, Al Babwa (Jordan), Apr. 7, 2019
2019) Los médicos advierten sobre Fortnite: ‘es como tener a un hijo adicto a las drogas’, Telemundo, Apr. 4, 2019
(2019 Deca i tinejdžeri su potpuno poludeli za njom: Zbog ove video-igre roditelji čupaju kosu, neki se čak i RAZVODE (VIDEO), Blic.com (Russia), Apr. 3, 2019
(2019) Fortnite est peut-être un jeu virtuel, mais ses effets sont si réels et dangereux,Developpez.com, Apr. 2, 2019
(2019) ‘Fortnite’ may be a virtual game, but it’s having real-life, dangerous effects, Boston Globe, Mar. 31, 2019
(2019) Psychology behind video Gaming, Kashmir Today (India), Jan. 12, 2019

2018

(2018) Best of 2018 de nos (longs) entretiens autour du numérique, Usbek & Rica (France), Dec. 12, 2018
(2018) How Fortnite Triggered an Unwinnable War Between Parents and Their Boys, Wall Street Journal, Dec. 21, 2018
(2018) Expert Q&A: Is Social Media Addiction Real?, Berkeley Wellness, Oct. 31, 2018
(2018) Twitter ‘to get rid of Like button’ in bid to make site less horrible, Metro (UK), Oct. 29, 2018
(2018) Neuroimaging study: Facebook use linked to enlarged brain structures, PsyPost (Cognition section), Oct. 15, 2018
(2018) Les réseaux sociaux aussi addictifs que la cigarette ?, L'Economiste Maghrebin (Morocco), Sep. 15, 2018
(2018) Social media: the good, the bad and the ugly, Times Higher Education (THE), July 12, 2018
(2018) Compulsively checking social media could be hurting our brain, News-Medical, June 30, 2018
(2018) The Growing Case for Social Media Addiction, California State University, Chancellor Office News, June 29, 2018
(2018) Déconnexion: peut-on échapper à l’économie de l’attention?, Bilan (Swotzerland), June 27, 2018
(2018) Video game brain: MRI shows similar results for gaming, drug addicts, Health Imaging, June 18, 2018
(2018) MRI finds brains of children hooked on video games similar to those of drug, alcohol addicts, Radiology Business, June 14, 2018
(2018) MRI scans reveal addictive video games impact children's brains in the same way as drugs and alcohol, Irish Independent (Ireland), June 14, 2018
(2018) Fortnite can be addictive: Children are among its most vulnerable victims, Aleteia, June 22, 2108
(2018) Addictive video games can impact children’s brains similar to drug abuse or alcoholism, The Blaze, June 14, 2018
(2018) Fortnite and other addictive games affect children's brains in the same way as drugs and alcohol, study finds, Daily Mail (UK), June 13, 2018
(2018) Playing with Fire- Fortnite addiction: from friendship guilt to personalized rewards we reveal all the secret ways that Fortnite is getting kids hooked, The Sun (UK), June 13, 2018
(2018) Fortnite ‘designed to be addictive’ for kids, New York Post, June 13, 2018
(2018) Video games affect the brains like drugs and alcohol, study finds, Inforsurhoy, June 13, 2018
(2018) Crianças: vício em jogos danifica o cérebro tanto quanto álcool e drogas, Veja (Brazil), June 13, 2018
(2018) Addictive video games may change children's brains in the same way as drugs and alcohol, study reveals, The Telegraph (UK), June 12, 2018
(2018) La protección de la privacidad empieza en el diseño, La Nacion (Argentina), Apr. 17, 2018
(2018) Sur les réseaux sociaux, nous ne sommes pas loin des pigeons de Skinner (On social networks, we are not far from the Skinner pigeons), Usbek & Rica (France), Apr. 15, 2018
(2018) Facebook a la luz de Cambridge Analytica: ni errores, ni excesos (Facebook in light of Cambridge Analytica: no mistakes, no excesses.), Rebelión (Spain), Apr. 12, 2018
(2018) Can We Be Saved From Facebook? Rolling Stone, Apr. 3, 2018
(2018) Here’s what your smartphone is actually doing to your brain (and it’s pretty grim), Metro (UK), 3/12/2018
(2018) Your smartphone is doing some grim things to your brain - here's what you need to know, Joe.co.uk, 3/12/18
(2018) Tech Dealers Now Trying to Save the Tech “Addicts” They’ve Created, Scientific American, Larry Greenemeier, 2/19/2018
(2018) Randoms: The Amount of People who Sleep w/their Phone is Creepy, The Boxer Show, buckeyecountry105, iHeart Radio, Jan. 30, 2018
(2018) Should Facebook be regulated like cigarettes? Top CEO says it’s time, Metro (UK), Jan. 24, 2018
(2018) Social media may be messing with your perception of time, Salon.com, Jan. 24, 2018
(2018) Usar demais o Facebook afeta sua percepção do tempo, Exame (Brazil), Jan. 23, 2018
(2018) Social Media May Be Messing With Your Perception of Time, AlterNet.org, Jan.22, 2018
(2018) People with a Heightened Risk for Social Media Addiction have a Distorted Perception of Time, technology.org, Jan. 16, 2018
(2018) DESIGNERS ARE USING “DARK UX” TO TURN YOU INTO A SLEEP-DEPRIVED INTERNET ADDICT, Medium.com, Jan. 14, 2018
(2018) So hooked on video games it’s a mental disorder, Daily Democrat, Jan. 8, 2018
(2018) People at-risk for Facebook addiction have a distorted sense of time, study finds, PsyPost, Jan. 6, 2018
(2018) So hooked on video games it’s a mental disorder? Cal State Fullerton experts say the answer is multilevel , OC Register, Jan. 4, 2018
(2018) Study relates Facebook addiction to snorting cocaine, The Daily Dot, Jan. 3, 2018
(2018) Gaming addiction is now an official ‘disorder’, so go cold turkey right now, Metro (UK), Jan. 3, 2018
(2018) Is Facebook as addictive as snorting coke? Someone actually found out, Metro (UK), Jan. 3, 2018

2017

(2017) Shot de dopamine : ce que Facebook fait au cerveau de mon amie Emilie, L'Obs (France), Dec. 27, 2017 [Shot of dopamine: what Facebook is doing to the brain of my friend Emilie]
(2017) Facebook admits social media can be bad for you, The Pueblo Chieftain, Dec. 27, 2017
(2017) 10 choses à savoir mercredi, Les Affaires (Quebec, Canada), Dec. 20, 2017
(2017) L'addiction aux réseaux sociaux, nouveau fléau de santé publique, Les Echos (France), Dec. 19, 2017 [Addiction to social networks, new scourge of public health]
(2017) Facebook says social media can be bad if you use it in this way, The Star (Malaysia), Dec. 19, 2017
(2017) Six tips to help you have a digital detox this Christmas, Yahoo UK, Dec. 15, 2017
(2017) Facebook says social media can be bad if you use it in this way, Siliconbeat, Dec. 15, 2017
(2017) Here’s what happens to your emotions when you switch your phone off for 15 minutes, Yahoo News, UK, Nov. 7, 2017
(2017) Comment les géants du Web capturent notre temps de cerveau, Le Monde (France), 10/18/17 [How the giants of the Web capture our brain time]
(2017) 7 ways to short-circuit kids’ mobile addiction, The Sun (Nigeria), Oct. 11, 2017
(2017) CONSTANT FEED: Designers are using “dark UX” to turn you into a sleep-deprived internet addict, Quartz (the Atlantic), Aug. 23, 2017
(2017) Facebook. Pode uma rede social dar cabo da saúde e das relações?, SOL(Portugal), Aug. 18, 2017
(2017) 'I'm addicted to tech', Business Cloud, June 22, 2017
(2017) Here’s why you don’t feel like you have any free time (and it’s your phone’s fault), Yahoo UK, May 26, 2017
(2017) Get connected: Another brief look at social networking addiction, Dr Mark Griffiths' blog, June 20, 2017
(2017) You might now have to do quizzes to join Facebook groups – here’s why, Metro (UK), May 15, 2017
(2017) 7 signs that you are addicted to social media, Live Mint, may 23, 2017
(2017) Do you constantly check Facebook? If yes, then your brain might be at risk, Zee News, India, May 2017
(2017) Social Media Addiction Is Real. Here’s How to Avoid It, Daily Burn, Apr. 10, 2017
(2017) Here’s how Facebook ‘programmes’ you to keep looking at its app – by an expert, Metro (UK), Apr. 11. 2-17
(2017) Nine warning signs that you are addicted to your smartphone, by experts, Yahoo (UK), March 24, 2017
(2017) How to cure yourself of smartphone addiction (without giving up entirely), Report UK, Apr. 26, 2017
(2017) Brain imbalance linked to impulsive Facebook use, Daily Times (Pakistan), March 21, 2017
(2017) Are You Hooked To Facebook? Here Is Why You Should Stop It Immediately, BoldSky.com, Match 21, 2017
(2017) Why you feel compelled to check your smartphone, The Irish Times, March 23, 2017
(2017) Am I Really Addicted to Facebook?, Wall Street Journal, Feb. 1, 2017
(2017) Obsessive Use of Social Media Tied to Brain Imbalance, Psych Central, March 20, 2017
(2017) Brain imbalance linked to impulsive Facebook use: Study, Zee News, India, March 20, 2017
(2017) Brain imbalance linked to impulsive Facebook use: Study, The Financial Express, Washington, March 20, 2017
(2017) Impulsive Facebook use linked to brain imbalance: Study, Deccan Chronicle (India), March 23, 2017
(2017) Brain imbalance linked to impulsive Facebook use: study, Business Standard (India), March 20, 2017
(2017) Brain imbalance linked to impulsive Facebook use: study, DNA (India), March 20, 2017
(2017) Could impulsive Facebook use cause brain imbalance?, IOL, South Africa, March 22, 2017
(2017) Impulsive Facebook use may cause brain imbalance, Prothom Alo (Bangladesh), March 19, 2017
(2017) Impulsive Use of Social Networking Sites may Cause Brain Imbalance, MD India, March 18, 2017
(2017) Impulsive Facebook use may cause brain imbalance, Daiji World (Dubai), March 18, 2017
(2017) Impulsive Facebook use may cause brain imbalance, Yahoo News, March 18, 2017
(2017) Vício do Facebook pode ser tão prejudicial como o da cocaína, Sol (Inscrição), Jan. 31, 2017 (Portugal)

2016

2013 - 2015

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