doomscrolled

Verb

doomscroll (third-person singular simple present doomscrolls, present participle doomscrolling, simple past and past participle doomscrolled)

1. (neologism) To continually read Internet news about catastrophic events.
   • You doomscroll about all kinds of things including pandemics, racial injustice, natural disasters, wars, and political unrest.2020, Robert West, chapter 1, in Stop Doomscrolling: How to Break the Cycle to Relieve Stress, Decrease Anxiety, and Regain Your Life, Annus Mirabilis Publishing
2. (broadly) To excessively and unproductively consume Internet posts.
   • It sucks that I can't even open my phone and check my emails without doomscrolling social media for an hour!