Ethiopian Teen Builds YScroll App to Battle Doom Scrolling

A 16-year-old in Addis Abeba turned a 5-hour YouTube Shorts binge into a startup idea. He built YScroll, an app designed to interrupt endless scrolling and help users set limits on doom scrolling.

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Ethiopian Teen Builds YScroll App to Battle Doom Scrolling

A 16-year-old in Addis Abeba turned a 5-hour YouTube Shorts binge into a startup idea. He built YScroll, an app designed to interrupt endless scrolling and help users set limits on doom scrolling.

March 9, 2026

Ana Mulatu

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

March 9, 2026 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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Ana Mulatu is an intern at Shega Media and a third-year student at Addis Ababa University. She is passionate about startups and works to help them increase their digital presence.

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