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- 1Swapping the news app for a kitten cam●I swapped my news app to kitten cam and it's amazing how much more calm it makes me. Seeing smol foster kitten sleeping
A social media user says replacing their news app with a live kitten cam has made them noticeably calmer. Instead of doomscrolling headlines, they now check in on a sleeping foster kitten, describing the shift from 'what's happening in the world' to watching Bam-Bam rest safely on the other side of the earth. The post resonates as a small example of stepping back from constant news consumption.
- 2Simon Clark shares short nature good-news break●#ShortBreak #shorts #DoomScrollBreak #nature #environment #WWF #biodiversity #SimonClark spreading #GoodNews youtube.com
Science communicator Simon Clark has released a short video offering viewers a 'doomscroll break' focused on nature and the environment, made in association with WWF. The clip highlights positive biodiversity news, encouraging people stressed by bad headlines to take a moment for uplifting stories about the natural world. Viewers online are sharing it as a feel-good palate cleanser, tagging it with environment and good-news themes.
- 3iPhone feature could worsen doomscrolling habits, report warns▼This iPhone Duo Feature Could Make Your Doomscrolling Addiction Even Worse
BGR reports that a combination of two iPhone features could make doomscrolling — compulsive scrolling through social media and news feeds — even harder to stop. The piece suggests Apple's tools, intended to improve usability, may instead encourage longer screen time. It follows growing debate over smartphones' role in attention and wellbeing.
- 4Environmentalists Share Good Nature News as a Doomscrolling Break●# ShortBreak # shorts # DoomScrollBreak # nature # environment # WWF # biodiversity # SimonClark spreading # GoodNews ht
A wave of short-form nature content is being shared online under the banner of a 'doomscroll break', encouraging people to pause negative news cycles with short clips about wildlife, biodiversity and environmental wins. Supporters include figures linked to WWF campaigns and science communicator Simon Clark, with the aim of spreading optimism about conservation.
- 5Pope Leo XIV releases text on hope and constructive dialogue●Deswegen achte ich darauf, auch immer mal wieder Gutes zu posten, zum konstruktiven Dialog einzuladen, nicht selbst das
Pope Leo XIV published a text titled 'Ein Weg der Hoffnung' ('A Path of Hope') on 16 September 2026. Online discussion around it focuses on countering doomscrolling and inviting constructive dialogue, with users saying they want to share positive news rather than amplify negativity. The content of the document itself is not detailed in the discussions.
- 6Readers describe relief after cutting back on news consumption●‘I can breathe again’. Readers share their experiences of a more balanced media diet https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.
Readers of Positive News have been sharing their experiences of cutting back on doomscrolling and adopting a more balanced media diet. Many describe a sense of relief, with one summing it up as 'I can breathe again'. Their accounts suggest that stepping away from a constant stream of negative headlines has improved their mood and mental wellbeing.
- 7User criticises doomscrolling culture on social media▼My favourite part of # SocialMedia is doomscrolling through Hand-held Realities. “i thought it was jerking off to their
A social media user is venting frustration at the habit of doomscrolling, describing it as endlessly consuming other people's curated realities on a handheld screen. In a profanity-laced reflection, they mock their own scrolling behaviour before pivoting to photography, saying they would rather waste their camera's shutter life on nature than their time on feeds. The post mixes irony, self-deprecation and a small plea to log off and look outside.
- 8Doomscrolling draws fresh mockery as a daily habit●My favourite part of #SocialMedia is doomscrolling through Hand-held Realities. “i thought it was jerking off to their r
A social media user is poking fun at the habit of doomscrolling, describing it as endlessly swiping through other people's curated handheld realities. The quip, shared alongside morning nature photography, riffs on the idea of consuming strangers' lives compulsively and wasting time and camera shutter life in the process.
- 9Spring blooms in close-up capture attention online●No words today #bloomscrolling #nature #photography #macro
A macro nature photograph of blooming flowers is being shared widely, with the poster saying there are 'no words' for the sight. The image belongs to a growing trend of people posting close-up spring flower photos to unwind, a habit some call 'bloomscrolling' as a calmer alternative to doomscrolling through the news.
- 10Casting Calls Open for Happy's Place and DOOMSCROLL●Casting Alert: ‘Happy’s Place,’ ‘DOOMSCROLL,’ and More Seek Talent!
New casting calls have been announced for the NBC sitcom 'Happy's Place', starring Reba McEntire, as well as a project titled 'DOOMSCROLL', alongside several other productions seeking talent. The listings were posted through Casting Networks and cover a range of roles for performers. Actors and industry watchers are taking note of the opportunities across television and film.