If you or your kids have spent too much time scrolling short-form videos during your holiday breaks, don't fret—you probably haven't suffered too much brain damage. Wait, was that even a question? the ...

When passive scrolling becomes a habit, it trains your brain to seek instant rewards, gradually weakening attention, focus, ...

With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain. From TikTok to Instagram Reels and ...

A new longitudinal study has found that excessive use of short video platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels can erode life satisfaction through a sequential chain of loneliness and anxiety.

“Can we balance public good with our bottom line? Or are we consigning ourselves to adopting the playbook written by companies optimizing for advertising revenue and user addiction?” The industry is ...

I’m three months clean of TikTok. I’m one week clean of Instagram Reels. I’m five hours clean of YouTube Shorts. It was a Sunday afternoon like any other. I was lounging on my futon, scrolling on ...