There I applied it to the vulnerability inherent in childhood and adolescence, but the quote continued to confront me with ...

I used to waste hours of my day on user-driven content posted on Reddit. While my Reddit addiction hasn't been as bad as of late, it can still be a rabbit hole for me that is very easy to fall back ...

Set timers for apps to manage scrolling time. Use Geo Shortcuts to kick in when arriving at locations. Employ a third-party app blocker like The Brick to limit app use. Your iPhone can do so much more ...

Instagram users may overestimate the extent to which they are addicted to the platform, according to research conducted on 1,204 US adults published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that ...

There's a new app in town for those who can't stop scrolling their phones, and this might be the most innovative idea yet. Steppin is an iPhone and Android app that wants to help you take control of ...

Constantly find yourself doomscrolling on social media? You may just be doing so out of habit, not addiction. That’s according to research conducted on 1,204 US adults, which found excessive social ...

A new addiction is on the rise. Many call doomscrolling a way to kill time, but it’s really an addiction. Like many addictions that have consequences, doomscrolling creates mental and physical health ...

The maker of the legendary chocolate bar, KitKat, has given away thousands of Faraday cages to block signals while urging ...

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.

SANTA FE, N.M. – The State of New Mexico’s trial against Meta is now in its second week. Monday’s testimony focused on the impact of infinite scrolling on teens. On Monday, the courtroom heard about ...

The Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year is “brain rot.” Their website defines this as the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, primarily viewed as a result of ...

A woman checks phone sitting on a stairway outside a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) It’s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop ...