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Impact of doomscrolling on mental health and news avoidance

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Latest: Doomscrolling behavior linked to platform design and negative content consumption

The phenomenon of ‘doomscrolling’—the continuous consumption of negative online news—is being identified as a significant risk to mental health. Experts attribute this behavior to a ‘negativity bias,’ an evolutionary mec