I left Facebook in 2013, declaring here on CNN that "we are not the customers, we are the product." Once identified by the social media psychologist, they become access panels to the more impulsive parts of our brains. The less they use social media, the less likely they may be to be depressed or commit suicide . But even more important and fulfilling, you should accept fewer substitutes for getting together with your loved ones in real life. Recently, China revealed how their citizens' social media connections and "likes" are used to determine their eligibility for jobs and visas.

Source: CNN March 21, 2018 19:07 UTC