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.

Do you consider yourself to be addicted to social media? You don’t have to say anything, because according to Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, the answer is almost certainly no. Mosseri testified as part ...

BRUSSELS — Doom scrolling is doomed, if the EU gets its way. The European Commission is for the first time tackling the addictiveness of social media in a fight against TikTok that may set new design ...

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 ...

Simply sign up to the Technology sector myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The tech world has this week been double screening between two engrossing product launches: the release of ...

“Brain rot” was Oxford’s word of the year in 2024 and has become the internet’s favourite way to describe that numb, foggy feeling after hours of scrolling - but is it just a meme, or is something ...

Matt Ferrante used to pull into his driveway after work and scroll on his phone for a few minutes before going inside. That stopped when his wife caught him on their Ring camera.

Any iPhone, iPad, or Mac with a ProMotion display is capable of rendering buttery smooth 120Hz animations. However, Apple's Safari browser is locked to 60fps page rendering by default, making ...

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 ...

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