New Facebook and Instagram Tools Aim to Curb Your Binge

Facebook Inc.’s soon-to-be-released features will tally how much time you spend on its platforms and warn you when you’ve hit your limit

When considering how much time we spend on our phones, it’s hard to think of two apps that can be more of a mindless time suck than Instagram and its big brother, Facebook.

As part of a larger trend of tech companies helping to wean us off their more-addictive products, Facebook Inc. has announced new tools that tell us more about how much time we’re spending in its apps and give us a nudge when it’s time for a break.

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