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1. www.bbc.com › future › articleIs social media bad for you? The evidence and the unknowns - BBC

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   What the science suggests so far about the impact of platforms such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram on your mental well-being.

2. www.wired.com › story › twitter-really-is-worse-thanTwitter Really Is Worse Than Ever - WIRED

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   May 3, 2023 · Data collected by CyberWell found that though only 2 percent of anti-Semitism content on social media platforms in 2022 was violent, 90 percent of that came from Twitter. And Cohen Montemayor...

3. www.nature.com › articles › s44271/024/00062-zTwitter (X) use predicts substantial changes in well-being ...

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   Feb 24, 2024 · In public debate, Twitter (now X) is often said to cause detrimental effects on users and society. Here we address this research question by querying 252 participants from a representative...

4. www.bps.org.uk › research-digest › using-twitter-netIs using Twitter a net negative for wellbeing? - BPS

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   Mar 6, 2024 · Clearly, Twitter use is not all bad: people felt an increased sense of belonging, particularly if they were interacting with others. However, the results of the study don't paint an especially positive picture of being on the site.

5. www.utoronto.ca › news › using-x-formerly-twitterUsing X (formerly Twitter) has a negative impact on well ...

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   Mar 14, 2024 · Researchers at the University of Toronto have confirmed what many have long suspected: using X (formerly known as Twitter) takes a toll on our well-being – although the social media platform itself isn’t entirely to blame.

6. www.esquire.com › a13083796 › twitter-mental-healthHow Twitter Affects Our Brains - Information Overload - Esquire

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   Nov 9, 2017 · People on Twitter like to joke about how spending so much time there has given us all brain damage. Being online, or worse, Very Online, can often feel indistinguishable from descending into...

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   Is Twitter Bad for You?

   • Our findings suggest that Twitter use is associated with both positive and negative effects, including decreased well-being, increased sense of belonging, polarization, outrage, and boredom.

   Twitter (X) use predicts substantial changes in well-being

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   Does Twitter affect people's wellbeing?

   • And while having an in-person social interaction was related to a significant increase in subjective wellbeing, Twitter use had a nearly equal effect on users in the other direction — in fact, Twitter use was nearly as negative for people's wellbeing as a social interaction was positive.

   Is using Twitter a net negative for wellbeing? - BPS

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   Does Twitter have a negative impact on social media use?

   • Consequently, our findings might underestimate the negative influence of Twitter. Finally, while our study provides a comprehensive analysis of the effects of Twitter use, the comparative impact relative to other social media platforms remains unexplored.

   Twitter (X) use predicts substantial changes in well-being

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   Is Twitter causing brain damage?

   • People on Twitter like to joke about how spending so much time there has given us all brain damage. Being online, or worse, Very Online, can often feel indistinguishable from descending into madness. Our brains simply cannot have been designed to withstand such a constant onslaught of conflicting information at once.

   How Twitter Affects Our Brains - Information Overload - Esquire

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   Does Twitter affect your mood?

   • The team shares that there may be "time-varying confounders" that impact the results — that is, people may be using Twitter more when their wellbeing is low, and are more likely to have their mood impacted by the site in turn. They suggest further research, looking for stronger causal inferences, to work out this relationship.

   Is using Twitter a net negative for wellbeing? - BPS

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   Does Twitter affect subjective well-being?

   • Although the effects of Twitter use on subjective well-being—defined as how individuals evaluate their life satisfaction and feel about their own lives, including both positive and negative emotions 9 —have not been thoroughly investigated, research on social media more generally abounds.

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8. www.wired.com › story › twitter-democracy-harm-reductionSo, You Want Twitter to Stop Destroying Democracy

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   Sep 6, 2022 · A specter haunts the Discourse, and it’s the sense that Twitter is bad for you. There’s certainly been some chin-wagging about this—on Twitter itself (in one of its usual ironies) and...