doomscroller

noun

doom·​scroll·​er ˈdüm-ˌskrō-lər 

plural doomscrollers

: someone who spends excessive time scrolling (see scroll entry 2) through online content (especially news content) that makes them feel sad, anxious, angry, etc. : someone who doomscrolls

Karen K. Ho, a global finance and economics reporter … began tweeting regular reminders to step away from the screen and do something that will actually make a doomscroller feel better—such as getting a drink of water, stretching or simply going to bed on time.

—Sophie Bushwick

Word History

Etymology

doomscroll + -er entry 2

First Known Use

2020, in the meaning defined above