{"id":386819,"date":"2026-10-11T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-we-live-without-smartphones-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T10:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T09:00:52","slug":"can-we-live-without-smartphones-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-we-live-without-smartphones-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Can we live without smartphones? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cEXtZ3e83Hg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can we live without smartphones? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cEXtZ3e83Hg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>We rely on our smartphones for everything from banking to staying in touch. Yet many of us wish we spent less time on them. Why is putting them down so difficult \u2014 and what can we, and the companies behind our apps, do about it?<\/p>\n<p>#socialmediaaddiction #digitaldetox #dwcurrentaffairs<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Smartphone addiction: Can we stop doomscrolling?<br \/>\n00:44 Living without a smartphone for 15 years<br \/>\n01:56 Pros and cons of social media apps<br \/>\n04:22 Offline Clubs are becoming a trend<br \/>\n05:20 Radical anti-smartphone front protest<br \/>\n06:47 Tips and tricks on how to cut back your screen time<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We rely on our smartphones for everything from banking to staying in touch. 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