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08/28/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Facebook admits its site can be bad for you – but says if you are suffering ill effects, you’re doing it wrong

Facebook can be bad for you, but only if you don’t know how to use the social media network properly. The social networking giant has replied to allegations from “scientific researchers and tech industry insiders” who claim that Facebook, along with its competitors, is changing how individuals “behave and express emotion.” Through a corporate blog […]

05/19/2018 / By Jayson Veley

“Facebook depression” surprisingly common among middle-aged adults as they dwell on what they don’t have

A new study suggests that middle-aged people between the ages of 30 and 49 that spend time on social media are more likely than millennials to report mental health problems. The reason for this is because those over the age of 30 are more likely to dwell on the direction in which their life is […]

05/14/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Try a temporary social media detox! Quitting Facebook reduces stress

Here’s another reason to get off of Facebook: A temporary social media detox can be good for your health. Deleting your Facebook app can reduce your stress, according to a study by researchers from the University of Queensland. In the study, the research team looked at the effects of a short-term break from Facebook on a […]

05/09/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Exploring the dark side of the internet: How social media can make us do things that we wouldn’t normally do

A study from Michigan State University explored the dark side of the internet and showed how social media can make people do things they wouldn’t normally do. The study, published in Present Tense Journal, took a closer look at something called supraplatforms, which are user experiences across social media platforms that manipulate social media users […]

05/07/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers rank Instagram as worst social media app for young people’s mental health

Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have been a boon for most people. They allow users to connect with each other while also enjoying access to a number of extra features at the same time. However, not all of them are beneficial. In fact, many of them can be harmful to one’s mental health. Researchers from the […]

04/21/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Connected but isolated: Experts say that more people just want to give birthday gifts online rather than seeing them in person

In recent years, the Internet has morphed into a platform where people can do just about anything. One of these, according to a recent study, is the act of gift-giving. More people are now engaging in online gift-giving, or the giving of gifts through social networks. This phenomenon has become so prevalent that the researchers […]

02/22/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Former insiders launch awareness campaign to warn users about the addictive dangers of Facebook and Google

Former employees of Google and Facebook are campaigning to warn users about the addictive dangers posed by social media networks like Google and Facebook, according to a Daily Mail Online report. Tristan Harris, who was a former in-house ethicist at Google, is leading the new group called the Center for Humane Technology which campaigns to […]

04/17/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Google, Facebook algorithms a whole new kind of “Orwellian censorship,” warns News Corp CEO

We all learned in grade school that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the freedom of speech for all Americans. What some people may not know, however, is the historical context behind freedom of speech. Like most other amendments in the Bill of Rights, the right to speak freely and openly was […]

04/14/2017 / By JD Heyes

Facebook and Google use casino-style brain manipulation tactics to ADDICT users to their mobile apps

If you’re someone who ‘can’t live without’ social media or know someone like that, there is science behind the addiction, and while sinister, most people who can’t stop checking Facebook or Google have no idea how they became so hooked. It’s a mind technique the social media giants use to make us feel as though […]

02/02/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Facebook investing in neuroscience “telepathy” technology that can read minds, report your thoughts to the NSA

Mark Zuckerberg and his team of social engineers are hoping to push the Facebook platform one step closer to singularity by developing new ways to invade the human mind in order to spy on people’s thoughts. According to reports, the social media giant is tasking a team of neuroscientists with developing a so-called “brain-computer interface” […]

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