As the new year sparks digital detoxes, our columnist argues the rise of short-form content is damaging attention spans and ...

A new brain imaging study suggests that people who report symptoms of addiction to short-form video platforms—such as TikTok or Instagram Reels—may be less sensitive to financial losses and make ...

I’m three months clean of TikTok. I’m one week clean of Instagram Reels. I’m five hours clean of YouTube Shorts. It was a Sunday afternoon like any other. I was lounging on my futon, scrolling on ...

With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain. From TikTok to Instagram Reels and ...