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Hacker's Health: Adverse Effects of Doomscrolling

ID: 4741430b-d214-55cb-90eb-0e0921952113

STIX ID: report--4741430b-d214-55cb-90eb-0e0921952113

Feed Name: HackerOne Blog

Date Published: 2024-11-26

Date Updated: 2026-06-11

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Executive summary: This article by Pamela Greenberg explains the phenomenon of doomscrolling—compulsive consumption of negative online news—links it to confirmation bias, sleep disruption, and reward-system dysregulation, and offers practical mitigations including time limits, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, screen-free activities, and healthier lifestyle choices.

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