LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said his ministers “need to look at” social media design features like infinite scroll in a bid to encourage healthier habits for children online.

Instagram head Adam Mosseri testified that 16 hours of daily scrolling isn’t “addiction” during a Los Angeles trial where Meta, TikTok, and YouTube face lawsuits over allegedly addictive algorithms.

Doomscrolling is bad for us, brand new research has found – but it’s the activity we spend most time on. In other breaking news, water is wet and the Pope is Catholic. This doomscroll discovery may ...

Maybe it’s through word of mouth or (ironically) through your regularly scheduled online scrolling, but chances are high that you’ve heard of Brick or seen somebody say they locked out of social media ...

Late-night scrolling through distressing news, known as doomscrolling, is a stress response, not a lack of discipline. Our brains, wired for survival, interpret constant negative information as a ...

For many people, smartphones feel like a second limb, and scrolling has become second nature. Flipping through funny tweets or skimming headlines may seem harmless, but the impact depends on what ...

YouTube will now let parents limit the amount of time their teens can spend scrolling through its short-form video feature, Shorts, or block them all together. The option is part of a group of new ...

Digital addiction to social media platforms has become a growing mental health concern among adolescents and young adults. To tackle the addiction, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, on December 26, ...

Ever wished you could capture an entire webpage or long chat on your iPhone? iOS's scrolling screenshot feature makes it possible. Simply take a regular screenshot, tap the preview, select 'Full Page, ...