Turns out most of our 'doomscrolling' time is actually just negotiating with cookie banners. We are all digital zombies, accepting cookies like our very souls depend on it.

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<p>Experts say that concerns about the amount of time we spend on screens are misplaced, with the vast majority of time actually just spent dealing with cookie pop-ups. New research has shown that average daily screen time could be reduced to about eight minutes if websites didn’t ask us about our cookie preferences. Academics at [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theshovel.com.au/2026/04/20/92-of-daily-screen-time-spent-accepting-cookies-research-shows/">92% of Daily Screen Time Spent A...