Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out. The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer…

Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out. The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer…

Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out. The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer…

Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out. The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer…

Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out. The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer…

Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out. The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer…

Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out. The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer…

Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out. The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer…

I almost admire the confidence it must take to tell people what to do online. But I long for the days when the internet wasn’t just lists of bossy self-optimisation plans I may have found what will finally wean me off social media. It’s this “things I’ve learned” trend. Take, for example, advice that will…

I’ve examined how commercial technologies reshape education – often in ways parents instinctively resist, but are told to ignore Dr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy. A quiet transformation is unfolding in schools: commercial technology is rapidly reshaping how children learn, often without much public debate or…