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A new retro Barbie flip phone aims to take smartphone-addicted teens back to simpler times
HMD has teamed up with Mattel to launch a Barbie phone with no internet or social media access but …
Nora Redmond
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China wants to limit teens to using their phones for just an hour a day to fight rising 'internet addiction'
The Cyberspace Administration of China announced proposed regulations for children's smartphone usa…
Pete Syme
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Children addicted to video games ran away from home in the middle of the night to find WiFi when parents turned their internet connection off, says expert
Children have been found sitting by the front door of random homes, desperately trying to tap into …
Tasmin Lockwood
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She spent her inheritance sending money to TikTok Livestreamers. What started as a game turned into addiction.
Cindi White spent more than $25,000 on TikTok Influencers. TikTok's Live Matches have a dark side.
Jessica Lucas
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Want to break your addiction to your phone? It's too late.
From concert tickets to hotel reservations, everything requires an app download, making it nearly i…
Paris Marx
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Can anyone save the internet? Neal Agarwal is trying, one Hampster Dance at a time.
Being online today — on X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, anywhere — is boring and gloomy. One man is…
Brian Barrett
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Science has found a simple way to free us from our addiction to social media
Trying to limit your screen time? A new app uses a simple, science-backed trick to break the bad ha…
Shubham Agarwal
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4 men who ran an internet addiction camp have reportedly been sentenced to prison after they locked children in solitary confinement for up to 10 days
Internet addiction was classified as a clinical disorder in China in 2008, leading to a rise in det…
Avery Hartmans
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Facebook and Snap sued by the family of teenager who says he became addicted to the apps and killed himself
The family of Christopher Dawley, who died at 17, alleges the social-media platforms are responsibl…
Kali Hays
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An eye doctor breaks down how digital addiction can hurt you
Developing a compulsive need to use your digital devices, even if it interferes with your life a…
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A millennial who grew his net worth to $600,000 explains what it took to dig his way out of debt after overcoming a gambling addiction
Ambus Hunter said gambling drove him $10,000 into debt, so he worked three jobs and cut off his hom…
Jacob Zinkula
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I ditched my iPhone and used a 'dumb' phone to fight my tech addiction. Here's what I learned after 2 weeks of staying offline.
Despite loving the idea of the Light Phone 2, Jenni Gritters struggled to send basic texts and coul…
Jenni Gritters
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Google’s new research on digital wellbeing needs your data to dig deeper into user behavior and reduce the risks of smartphone addiction
Google spokesperson Iz Conroy said, “system uses some of the same APIs similar to Android’s …
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People have already given up on Dry January because of the pandemic and attempted coup at the US Capitol
Some people planned to keep booze on the menu this January, going "damp" instead of "dry." Others w…
Anna Medaris Miller
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'Untamed' author Glennon Doyle on her best career advice, and the importance of learning to trust yourself
"Every single one of our lives is an unprecedented experiment," says Doyle. "There is no map. We ar…
Dan Schawbel
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An unhealthy relationship with technology can mean missed opportunities to connect with the real world. That's why I wrote a book of 5,203 alternatives to looking at your phone.
Barbara Ann Kipfer shares different ways to disconnect so you can reduce anxiety and reconnect with…
Barbara Ann Kipfer
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Prosecutors want to use Josh Duggar's self-described porn addiction against him in court, documents show
After being outed in the Ashley Madison hack in 2015, Duggar said in a statement that he had become…
Ashley Collman
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Italy wants to treat phone addicts like drug addicts and send teens to rehab
Przbylski is skeptical of much of the science and media buzz that surrounds studies about phone or …
Isobel Asher Hamilton,Isobel …
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A grieving mom says the isolation of coronavirus lockdown played a role in her son's accidental overdose death
After 28-year-old Chandler Cook died from a drug overdose, his mother said in-person support groups…
Julia Naftulin
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How to break social media addiction, or spend less time online
If you need to break a social media addiction, or spend less time checking your phone, it's importa…