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 ...

The European Commission says TikTok may need ‘to change the basic design’ of its app to comply with the law. The European Commission says TikTok may need ‘to change the basic design’ of its app to ...

The original scroll of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, up for auction in March, is 121 feet long. Christie's Images Ltd. 2026 The draft of one of the Beat Generation’s most defining works is heading to ...

Macworld reveals hidden Safari settings that can improve performance by disabling the ‘Prefer Page Rendering Updates near 60fps’ feature flag. This adjustment matters for users experiencing battery ...

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 ...

Dear Annie: I am starting to feel like my whole life is lived through a screen, and I am ashamed to admit how much control my phone seems to have over me. I am 42 and married, with two kids in middle ...

As Gen Zers push back against the hyper-connected lifestyles that have defined their adolescence, a new tech minimalism trend is taking shape—not through a return to analog that has also gained ...

TikTok has launched its new space called Time and Well-Being, which aims to help users develop better social media habits through more interactive features. This new space will also reward users if ...

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 ...