{
  "id": 698134,
  "title": "The trouble with being online all the time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-trouble-with-being-online-all-the-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:27:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-trouble-with-being-online-all-the-time/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The growing amount of time people spend on smartphones and social media is raising concerns about its impact on attention, relationships and everyday life, particularly among young people. For many, checking a phone has become part of almost every daily activity. People scroll through social media while eating, wait for messages while studying and turn to their phones whenever they have a few…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}