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They do not all fail the same way

The Screen Time steps are the same for every app on this list. What is not the same is why the limit stops holding — one app has no seam to stop at, another keeps a number that resets if you leave, another hides a second feed behind the first. That is what each page is about.

• DiscordHow to block DiscordScreen Time steps, why unread badges across a dozen servers work differently from a feed, and how to stay in the community without living in it.
• FacebookHow to block FacebookScreen Time steps, why Facebook is four services in one icon, and how to leave the feed without losing the group your street organises on.
• InstagramHow to block InstagramThe Screen Time steps, why Instagram is really three apps in one, and what to do when you close it and open it again ninety seconds later.
• Mobile gamesHow to block mobile gamesScreen Time steps for games as a category, why the daily login bonus is the real hook, and how to leave without losing a year of progress you paid for.
• NetflixHow to block NetflixScreen Time steps, why the countdown between episodes is the whole problem, and the two settings that hand the decision back to you.
• PinterestHow to block PinterestScreen Time steps, why Pinterest feels productive while consuming an evening, and the difference between planning something and preparing for it.
• RedditHow to block RedditScreen Time steps, why Reddit's comment threads never resolve, and what to do about the tab you keep reopening in Safari after blocking the app.
• SafariHow to block a website, not just an appWhy deleting an app moves the habit to Safari, and the Content Restrictions setting that closes the door properly — including on the browser itself.
• SnapchatHow to block SnapchatScreen Time steps, why a streak is a social debt rather than a game, and how to leave without the number becoming a reason to stay.
• TikTokHow to block TikTokScreen Time steps that actually hold, why TikTok is harder to close than anything else on your phone, and what to do when the limit stops working.
• TwitchHow to block TwitchScreen Time steps, why a live stream cannot be saved for later, and what to do about a habit built entirely on missing out.
• XHow to block X, formerly TwitterScreen Time steps, why the timeline refreshes under your thumb, and what to do about an app that makes you angry and calls it being informed.
• WhatsAppHow to limit WhatsAppWhy blocking WhatsApp is usually the wrong answer, what to do about the group chats instead, and the Screen Time settings that help without cutting you off.
• YouTubeHow to block YouTubeScreen Time steps, why YouTube is the hardest app to block honestly, and how to keep the tutorials while losing the four hours of recommendations.