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, ...

You've read 5 stories this month. Support the CT Mirror reporting you rely on. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Doomscrolling could itself be doomed if European Union regulators have their way. The European Commission is taking a historic stand against social media, ordering TikTok to disable infinite scrolling ...

“Brain rot” was Oxford’s word of the year in 2024 and has become the internet’s favourite way to describe that numb, foggy feeling after hours of scrolling - but is it just a meme, or is something ...

Experts warn that checking your phone immediately after waking can damage mental well-being by overwhelming the brain and increasing stress and anxiety. This habit disrupts the natural transition to ...

Last year, ‘brain rot’ was crowned Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year, a term which captured concerns about the impact of consuming “excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on ...

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We live in a digital era. There's simply no way of ignoring it. Many of us sit on our phones for hours, scrolling through different social media apps. Whether we're watching our friends' stories on ...