As the rising young star of the Democrat party, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is known for her adept use of social media, sending off impassioned tweets to her 3.9 million followers. However, she is scaling back her use of all social media, including giving up Facebook, calling it a public health risk that can lead to “increased isolation, depression, anxiety, addiction, escapism”. In an interview with the Yahoo News podcast Skullduggery, Ms Ocasio-Cortez, 29, said her departure from Facebook was a “big deal” because it had been crucial for her election campaign. Ms Ocasio-Cortez added that she was confining her use of social media to the working week. Every once in a while you’ll see me hop on Twitter on…

Source: The Times April 16, 2019 23:09 UTC