Pioneer of social media, Facebook has acknowledged something many already know: using social media can be bad for your health. The social media giant whose platform has become a daily addiction for hundreds of millions of people sheds light on what it says are two sides of the issue in a recent blogpost. While previous research has shown that sharing feelings on social media can keep you healthy, latest research is showing an increase in teen depression with technology use. It also points to its own research that shows improvements in well-being from interacting with close friends online. “Simply broadcasting status updates wasn’t enough; people had to interact one-on-one with others in their network,” the company says in its blog.

Source: Pakistan Today December 16, 2017 00:11 UTC