The government wants to stop older teens being overwhelmed by social media when they turn 16, but the Tories say the ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that under-16s will be banned from major social media platforms, including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. There will also be changes affecting chat functions ...

A survey of more than 6,000 participants has found that more than a third of phone use (36%) takes place without a clear purpose.

“Doom scrolling” is the habit of spending excessive time on the phone scrolling. Everyone is a victim of it. It takes away valuable time and makes us robots. It can take place anywhere: bathroom, ...

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.

A new study reveals a strong link between excessive content consumption and worsening mental health. The average person loses three days a month to scrolling, streaming, and bingeing online content, ...

Has anyone ever told you that the way that they reset after an intense experience is to sit down with their phone to maybe watch a funny video or two? It makes sense: laughter lowers cortisol and ...

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 ...

With Australia about to ban social media for under 16s, it’s perhaps time to remind ourselves there was an age before social media. Facebook recently turned 21, myspace is long gone as a social ...

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 ...

More than 800 U.S. TikTok users shared their data with The Washington Post. We used it to find out why some people become power users, spending hours per day scrolling. Each circle in the chart ...