Pope Francis warns that excessive scrolling causes 'brain rot'

“The choices of each of us count, for example, to expel that brain putrefaction caused by addiction to continuous scrolling, on social media.

Pope Francis warns that excessive scrolling causes 'brain rot'

Pope Francis expressed concern over the impact of social media, warning against excessive scrolling, which he described as causing 'brain rot.'

'We need media literacy, to educate in critical thinking' (ANSA)

Oxford University Press has chosen “brain rot” as its word of the year for 2025. The word is defined as “the alleged deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially as a result of excessive consumption of material (nowadays, especially online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as […]

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Pope Francis made his remarks in an address to journalists at the Vatican Pope Francis has warned Catholics of the risk of “brain rot” from excessive social media scrolling, calling on “courageous” journalists to tell “stories of hope” to the public instead. The pontiff made his remarks in an address to journalists and other communications professionals at the Vatican on…

Pope Francis spoke about the negative effects of social media sites and drew attention to the harmful effects of endless scrolling on social media platforms on the brain, completely rotting it.