Why do so many people lose control over their internet use? While age limits for social media are being debated, many adults also spend hours online every day. For some, this becomes a burden, ...

From the moment I was handed a phone, I was hooked. If I wanted to know what my peers were up to, it was now just a click away. I spent my days scrolling, constantly seeking whatever bits of ...

LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - Social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok need to take action to stop young users wasting hours mindlessly scrolling never-ending videos, British Prime Minister ...

The sign’s neon lights will be turned off on Monday and replaced by a new figure of a girl scrolling on her phone. The unprecedented move, part of a Dairy Farmers campaign, comes as new YouGov ...

If you're a parent, you may have felt somewhat validated by the US court ruling that Meta and Google intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the mental health of a young woman ...

It's called the infinite scroll—a design feature on social media, shopping, video and many other apps that continuously loads content as you reach the bottom of the page. Handy? Yes. Clever? Also yes.

In a pocket of spare time, you may reach for your phone to scroll social media - but how often do you end up spending more time here than you planned? You might beat yourself up for losing stretches ...

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BRUSSELS — Doom scrolling is doomed, if the EU gets its way. The European Commission is for the first time tackling the addictiveness of social media in a fight against TikTok that may set new design ...

Doomscrolling is bad for us, brand new research has found – but it’s the activity we spend most time on. In other breaking news, water is wet and the Pope is Catholic. This doomscroll discovery may ...