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In one of the largest randomized trials of its kind, Stanford researchers examined what happens when people stop using Facebook and Instagram (web.stanford.edu)
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Importantly, participants in our study only turned off their Facebook or Instagram accounts. Much of the freed-up time was shifted to other smartphone apps, including other social media.

An experiment that restricted access to a wider set of apps could have had larger effects

https://web.stanford.edu/~gentzkow/research/emotional_state_op_ed.pdf

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