Breaking up with your phone is hard to do

A study found the average person is spending almost four hours a day with their screens on

Internet addiction: Are we valuing the virtual over reality?

The internet has become a source of severe distraction, if not obsessive fixation

How smartphones killed off boredom

For a decade, an electronic cornucopia has been driving us to distraction. Is this good?

From smartphones to spam: 20 ways consumers’ lives have changed

While life may seem devoid of sci-fi gadgets imagined in childhood, look again. Communications, leisure and the general pursuit of value have changed massively in just a few decades

Can defamation law keep pace with technological change?

Online disputes could do with more light and less heat

Opinion: The idea of tolerance has taken a long time to make its way in the world

Pay attention: it’s time to celebrate the age of the short

So what if our attention spans are short, and we demand brevity. It’s about time we trimmed some of the cultural fat

Trolls, bullies and fake names

The internet has changed how we treat our fellow beings, sometimes with negative consequences. But making it a more pleasant environment may be impossible