- Deactivating Facebook for four weeks before the 2018 midterm election reduced online activity, while increasing offline activities; reduced both factual news knowledge and political polarization; increased subjective well-being; and caused a large persistent reduction in post-experiment Facebook use https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20190658 80 comments science
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- Don’t panic about social media harming your child’s mental health - the evidence is weak https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/dont-panic-about-social-media-harming-your-childs-mental-health-the-evidence-is-weak-2230571 24 comments
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- How social media platforms can reduce polarization https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/how-social-media-platforms-can-reduce-polarization/ 19 comments
- Opinion | Social media is riskier for kids than ‘screen time’ - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/16/social-media-is-riskier-kids-than-screen-time/ 7 comments
- Chronological feeds won’t fix platform polarization, new Meta-backed research suggests - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/27/23808979/meta-instagram-facebook-2020-election-study-polarization 5 comments
- Facebook's Dangerous Experiment on Teen Girls - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/facebooks-dangerous-experiment-teen-girls/620767/ 4 comments
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- How Tech Regulation Can Leverage Product Experimentation Results | Lawfare https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-tech-regulation-can-leverage-product-experimentation-results 0 comments
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