How to actually reduce your screen time: 12 simple, realistic tips to stop doomscrolling

Key points

• Everywhere you look, people are glued to their smartphones.
• If you haven’t noticed this phenomenon, it’s likely because you, too, are glued to the little dopamine-deliverer.
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• In March, Meta and YouTube had to pay a combined $6m after a US court found that the tech companies’ platforms were designed to be addictive.