Bryan Johnson said he now plans to continue weekly social media breaks, and also encouraged others to join him.

New data from a 2025 Researchscape International survey conducted in partnership with LifeStance Health reveals what many of us already feel—our screens are draining us. While social media has its ...

Growing evidence shows that social media use can take a toll on mental health and concentration, according to two recent ...

As someone in their 40s, I remember life before social media. I experienced the beginnings of the modern web, the successes and failures of web 2.0, and then the inexorable rise of social media sites ...

What happened: Researchers tracked 295 young adults who quit Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and X for one week, monitoring their phones to see what they did instead. Key findings: Young adults ...

A Jama Network Open study published Nov. 24 found that reducing social media usage was associated with better mental health outcomes in young adults. The study monitored the social media use of 373 ...

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last. By Ellen Barry Dialing down the use ...

In a new study, published in JAMA Network Open, 295 participants report promising mental health benefits after reducing their social media usage for a week. The cohort consisted of young adults from ...

Short-term breaks from social media could significantly improve youth mental health, but they don't necessarily reduce overall screen time, suggests a new study published in the Journal of the ...

Short-term breaks from social media could significantly improve youth mental health, but they don’t necessarily reduce overall screen time, suggests a new study published in the Journal of the ...