There are many pros and cons of using social media. One of the strongest pros is the instant communication and real time news. The cons of social media can be overwhelming information and quite a few privacy issues.

The university of Pittsburgh did a study in 2017 that linked loneliness to social media through negative social media experiences. An interesting fact to note is that these experiences were linked to depression yet positive ones had no effect.

There was a study made by Harvard university about social media and feeling lonely or more connected. In fewer words the conclusion they came to is that it should be limited because to much is a bad thing just like anything else.

There are some studies out there that look at the impact social media can have on us. One of the topics they looked at was whether or not social media can make us feel lonely even though we are more “connected”. What the studies showed was that up to 80% said they felt lonely even though technically they were more connected.

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