Oh I love this question so much. The cards whisper something really encouraging here.

The Devil reversed almost always signals awareness before freedom. You can't break a chain you don't know you're wearing, and the fact that this came up around your phone/social media habits tells me your inner knowing is already doing the work.

It can occasionally point to a relapse into old patterns if you ignore the wake-up call, but the more common reading - especially in the present position - is exactly what you felt: the beginning of loosening the grip, not tightening it.

wait I love this question, I always assumed reversed just meant "worse than upright" across the board lol. following this thread bc I need to unlearn that