Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Instagram wants users to ‘take a break’ from non-stop scrolling

Most of us started using social media as a hobby or to interact with family and friends or simply to kill our spare time. It may seem to be a harmless hobby but in reality, it’s addictive. It is estimated that an average person spends around 2 hours and 33 minutes on social media daily. … Read more

Two minutes of scrolling on social media can completely wreck a person’s mood

Scrolling on social media can completely wreck a person's mood

Scientists determined that skimming through negative news headlines about coronavirus on Twitter and YouTube is enough to lower happiness levels and leave you in bad mood. Psychologists at the University of Essex conducted two tests to determine how long it takes for a person’s mood to plummet after being exposed to negative information, and they … Read more