People socialise while attending an event run by The Offline Club, at the Sherriff Centre in London on February 12, 2025. Lois Shafier dropped her mobile phone into a deposit box, happy in the knowledge that for the next two hours she would be completely off-line. No pings, beeps or distractions. Tickets were snatched up when they went on sale for the two-hour "digital detox" night out, with more than 150 young adults aged between 20 to 35 eager to ditch their screens for IRL - meetings in real life. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Caroline TAIX (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)