While none of the previous studies addressed the use of
mobile social media per se, it is safe to say the results of
computer-based Internet addiction also apply to mobile
Internet since they both use the same medium essentially. The
introduction of anytime anywhere Wi-Fi in mobile phones and
the prevalence of free social media apps made them
indistinguishable from personal computers when it came to
Internet addiction. In addition, as their name indicates, mobile
phones are portable providing easy access to the Internet
regardless of time and place. This makes them the ideal
medium for Internet addicts.