New research suggests passive phone scrolling late at night may be an early warning sign of worsening mental health. Passively watching videos is linked to higher suicidal thoughts, while actively ...

Freecash will actually pay money out to users but not for watching videos. This misleading marketing coincides with the app’s rising popularity. When I tapped the link to “order now,” it sent me to a ...

YouTube just added a new parental control that lets you put a hard limit on how long a supervised teen account can scroll Shorts. If you’re trying to rein in swipe fatigue without banning the app, ...

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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 ...

It’s common for people to open a short video, thinking they’ll just watch the one — then realize they’re still on the app an hour later. YouTube is adding a new timer feature to help users manage this ...

This is Part 2 of a series on breaking free from doomscrolling. Read Part 1 here. Co-authored by Alicia Del Prado and Bette Maisel Back in 2011, Apple’s iPhone ads plastered billboards with glossy ...

Ever take a deep breath when you're stressed, let it all out, and think, "Wow, I really needed that?” On Aug. 27, Dr. Diana Joy Ostroff, a naturopathic physician, shared a TikTok featuring a series of ...

Rumors that OpenAI is set to release a gen AI-powered web browser to rival Alphabet's Google Chrome have amped up excitement about the future of search and how AI will fundamentally change how we ...

Turning to screens, rather than each other, for entertainment and interaction can lead to unhealthy consequences, including sleep disruptions, social withdrawal and higher stress levels in kids and ...