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.

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 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Freecash will actually pay money out to users but not for watching videos. This misleading marketing coincides with the app’s rising popularity. When I tapped the link to “order now,” it sent me to a ...

While we all know that we shouldn’t, many of us are in the miserable habit of doomscrolling. That is to say, we spend our leisure time scrolling on our phones, looking at alarming and depressing ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Nadia Chaudhury is a born-and-raised New Yorker who is an editor for Eater’s Northeast region and Eater New ...