The government is currently considering an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s in the UK, and has highlighted infinite scrolling as a feature which "drives addictive or compulsive use".

Time could be up for TikTok’s metronomic For You feed, which pushes videos to users with clock-like accuracy. The endless scroll that defines the TikTok experience has been flagged as part of a ...

The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of purposefully designing its app to be “addictive,” calling out features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and push notifications, as well as its ...

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, ...

Doom scrolling triggers chronic stress, emotional numbness, and burnout in adults and children. Dopamine-driven negative feedback loops make it difficult to stop doom scrolling. Self-regulation and ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – While it may feel relaxing to put one’s mind on pause and endlessly scroll the feed of a favorite app, experts are urging people to beware of certain warning signs. Left unchecked, the ...

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 ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

Do you use your smartphone while you sit on the toilet? If so, you are probably spending longer there than you would do otherwise – and that could be increasing your risk of haemorrhoids by nearly 50 ...

Gothamites go the distance — especially on their devices, per new data on the US hot spots that rack up the most scrolling mileage every 365 days. “New York [has] an average daily screen time of 6 ...