If you watch your kids or take note of yourself when you’re in social media feeds, everybody’s always scrolling through content. Now, think back 20 years to how you scrolled through the television ...

My morning routine goes something like this. Every weekday, I wake up to the sound of one of Apple’s default alarms and reach ...

From physical devices that interrupt addictive patterns to AI companions that coach better screen habits, the newest solutions to social media addiction blend psychology, technology, and behavior ...

Social media platforms in New York are required to display mental health warning labels to combat overuse and addiction.

Have you been "doom scrolling" lately? Or is it the first time you heard about it? It turns out it's something we've all probably been doing lately. Doom scrolling, aka zombie scrolling, is a ...

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 ...

Oxford University Press has chosen "brain rot" as its word of the year. The word is defined as "supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...