Facebook and Instagram's attempt to break your addiction probably won't

Facebook and Instagram will soon be able to show you exactly how much time you're wasting in their apps.

Both apps will soon be rolling out new time management features, which help users see how much time they spend in the apps and get reminders when it's time to take a break, Facebook announced Wednesday.

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The features, some of which have leaked over the past few weeks, look similar to other screen time controls we've seen from Apple and Google. 

There's a dashboard with some usage stats, breaking down how much time you've spent in the apps over the last week. If you want to limit your time spent in the app, you can opt to set reminders, which alert you when you are close to a pre-set time limit, or you can mute all incoming notifications for up to eight hours at a time.  Read more...

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