5 reasons why social media and doomscrolling are so addictive – and how to combat this

Many of us struggle with doomscrolling (Alamy/PA) - (Alamy/PA)

As the House of Lords reiterated its backing for a ban on social media use by under-16s on Wednesday, and a landmark US case concluded that a 20-year-old plaintiff should be awarded £4.4 million in damages from social media giants Meta and Google, the UK Prime Minister has voiced fresh concerns about the addictive nature of social media for children.

Sir Keir Starmer told reporters: “The status quo isn’t good enough. We need to do more to protect children.