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Study: Psychologists conclude that social media algorithms have a negative influence on users mental health (news.utdallas.edu)
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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Social media itself is bad for your mental health. It encourages forming snap judgements using low quality information. Training yourself to use this kind of superficial thought process makes you easier to fool and manipulate.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

What’s your approach to news? Do you follow certain journalists or newspapers or something else?