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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Welcome to Death by Scrolling, a roguelike vertically scrolling RPG set in the chaotic depths of Purgatory, now under new management! Choose your character—each with unique perks and abilities, and ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

The cellphone provides an unlimited distraction of pleasure, something to which the cigarette can’t compare (“Will We Look Back on Chain-Scrolling Fondly?,” Letters, Aug. 22). The device has made us ...

Earn by scrolling: New job turns social media habit into a profession In an unusual twist of the digital age, the once-dreaded habit of doomscrolling is now being turned into a full-time job.