Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news
The largest study ever carried out on social media deactivation has found that disconnecting lowers users political participation and also their propensity to believe misinformation
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Deleting it for 3 years also improves mental health and keeps toxic family members out of your business. I wish I’d learned that sooner.
52 0 ReplyJust never accept the friend requests by family members, it isn't worth it.
Even aside from politics, the only thing they do is comment dumb annoying gifs on your posts.
3 0 ReplyI think I'm closer to 10 years, but I do remember needing to recreate one for a few weeks while I worked with a few Facebook employees on a project.
Anyway, I don't even know what Facebook looks like these days. My contacts occasionally mention it, but nothing important seems to happen there.
Just delete your account. It's not a big deal, it's just toxic people showing off for other toxic people.
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