Quotes on the debate over social media and mental health

Do social media make people happier, for example by facilitating beneficial social connections?
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Or do they make people depressed and anxious, for example by reducing face-to-face interactions?
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Existing evidence relies primarily on evidence from time-series and cross-sectional correlations plus a few relatively small randomized experiments.
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Our estimates suggest that deactivating Facebook or Instagram before the 2020 election improved people’s emotional state.
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These high-stakes debates have relied primarily on evidence from time-series and cross-sectional correlations.
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