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The study aims to reveal the link between internet addiction in young people and social compatibility, the study was conducted on the sample of the mayors, and consisted of the number of 300 individuals of the group of young people from the age of 18 to 35 years, and the tool was used questionnaire, and discussion groups, in the collection and analysis of data, and the study reached: Results of the statistical study: 1) The number of young people classified as non-addicted (the lowest level of addiction) was 69% single by 23%, while the number of people who received high scores on the internet addiction scale (internet addicts) was 77% by 25%. 2) There is a negative correlation function at a level (0.01) between the total score of the addiction scale and the score after social compatibility, where the correlation coefficient (-0.32) is a function value at a level (0.01.) The results of the discussion groups: 1) The members of the sample met on the view that the Internet in general with all its applications is important things in the lives of young people as they say (we cannot do without it) without which the researcher feels lonely and isolated from the world, it is a means of expressing opinions freely as it is a way to escape the problems of life. One of the effects on the level of study or work: the members of the sample explained that the preoccupation with browsing and games resulted in the failure of the tasks assigned to them. 2) Compatibility with family and community: The sample made it clear that they prefer to talk to friends online than to go and sit with them – they also pointed out that friends who have a lot of offline friends see it as an opportunity to get to know friends they don't know and talk to them freely. 3) Communication with the family: The members of the sample met that the Internet caused their family problems due to the preoccupation with the Internet, which leads to the isolation of the individual from the rest of the family in addition to the preference to sit at home from going and increasing relatives. 4) By presenting the results, the researcher sees an agreement between the outcome of the discussion groups and the statistical indications. There is a reverse correlation, the higher the digital addiction, the less social compatibility and vice versa, the less addiction the more social compatibility. (Published Abstract)