If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone: It’s a habit that’s become so common it now has an official name. “Doomscrolling” entered our vernacular in 2020 and was officially added to the dictionary ...

The word Doomscrolling was coined in 2020, and became extremely popular during the Covid 19 pandemic, when negative (and often false) news was constantly circulated, on your phone, app or TV.

You could say that TikTok is ruining our attention spans, and yet, viewers around the world are tuning in to watch a monotonous livestream from a Swedish TV station that they’ve probably never ...

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. "Doomscrolling is when you have the urge to reach for your phone and scroll through news articles, which are typically negative,” says Lienna Wilson ...

We've seen a bunch of wacky mouse-on-a-ring ideas over the years, including this big boy from 2011, and this one that uses a built-in camera to turn your entire desk into a trackpad. A new device ...

Editor’s note: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How ...

Individual Shorts that appear elsewhere on the platform will still be viewable. Short-form videos and doomscrolling go hand-in-hand. If you regularly spend time on social media or video platforms ...