Social media addiction

DNA: Hobby of making reels or mental illness?

When some girls were stopped from making reels in the Mahakaleshwar temple complex of Ujjain, they started fighting with the women security personnel present there.

Apr 09, 2024, 01:54 AM IST

7 Ways To Get Rid Of Reel Addiction

Mar 18, 2024, 23:58 PM IST

Addicted to Instagram? App starts testing new feature that reminds users to take break

Instagram has started testing a new feature called `Take a Break`.

Nov 11, 2021, 21:44 PM IST

How to save children from social media addiction?

Young children in the country are falling prey to a big drug addiction, and this is the addiction of social media and internet. According to the survey of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), children in big cities are falling prey to social media addiction very fast.

Jul 29, 2021, 19:30 PM IST

DNA: Who made you addicted to being online on social media?

Sales of addictive products such as tobacco and alcohol are clearly not new. And businesses that trade addiction have long raised ethical concerns. Recently, social media addiction has attracted significant attention from different origins. Watch this DNA analysis.

Nov 18, 2020, 23:18 PM IST

Excessive social media use akin to drug addiction: Study

The findings, published in the Journal of Behavior Addictions, are the first to examine the relationship between social media use and risky decision-making capabilities.

Jan 10, 2019, 18:17 PM IST

Binge drinking in students linked to social media addiction

Binge drinkers consist greater intensity towards social media and a emotional investment, that allowed social media to become part of their identities.

Dec 24, 2018, 13:39 PM IST

Social media addiction can cause ill effect on bones, joints

A newly coined term called 'Whatsappitis' meaning, an incessant use of the thumb to text and operate cellular phones can damage your thumb muscle, causing tenosynovitis.

Aug 17, 2018, 12:11 PM IST

Negativity on social media got you down? There is now a name for that feeling

The continuous exposure to bad news on social media combined with excessive smartphone use can take a toll on the mind.

Nov 11, 2017, 20:03 PM IST