information overload

American  

noun

Psychology.

1. an excess of incoming information, as might confront a pedestrian on a crowded city street, that forces one to be selective in the information received and retained.

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Example Sentences

To avoid information overload, our disclosure regime is most effective when the SEC provides the minimum effective dose of regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal

And while parents are trying to get their children to sleep, part of the problem they might be looking to solve when they turn to ChatGPT is information overload.

From Salon

There is less information overload than a place like New York City.

From Los Angeles Times

Alas, to avoid information overload, I set Eno to one side for this conversation with Davies, which has been edited for clarity and length.

From Salon

Your book is about information overload, and specifically the problems of unaccountability that come out of that.

From Salon