Internet slang has evolved over the years shaping communication while bridging — and sometimes dividing — generations.

Research has shown that smartphone addiction causes major increases in brain activity, requiring the brain to work harder to ...

‘Brain rot’—the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year—describes the potential mental decline caused by spending way too many hours on your phone or computer. If you’ve ever surfaced from an hours ...

The YouTube Shorts colonization movement is a trend aiming to bring brain rot content to YouTube before the TikTok ban is set ...

TikTok users are planning the ‘colonization’ of YouTube Shorts with a takeover of ‘brainrot’ memes on March 25 to combat the ...

What is brain rot and how is mindlessly scrolling on social media impacting your mental health? - TikTok inspires 19th ...

The term "brain rot" is having its moment in the sun. First written down by Henry David Thoreau in 1854, brain rot became the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year in 2024. While this isn’t a ...

"It just seems like a lot of brain rot and there's not a lot of substance to it," said 16-year-old Phoebe. Globally, reality TV — known in the industry as "unscripted content" — made up about ...