Tag: internet addiction

After selling his first startup, Atlanta entrepreneur Clint Jarvis found himself burned out and tethered to his phone, a cycle that inspired him to create Roots, an app designed to help people curb screen addiction. With features that track digital habits, block social media, and gamify healthier routines, Roots has already drawn 50,000 users worldwide who say it’s helping them reclaim their time and focus.

Every other Thursday night, Maddie (using only her first name, in keeping with the program’s anonymity) heads to the Atlanta Triangle Club for a 12-Step recovery program called Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous, known as ITAA. There, Maddie and over a dozen other attendees share their daily struggles with internet addiction disorder.