doomscroll

verb2

1. •
   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
2. •
   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!