The executives broadly acknowledged the negative impact of social media use - one of the few times the company has done so. “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we’ve created are destroying how society works,” said Palihapitiya, speaking of Facebook and other social media companies, during the Stanford talk. Kraut, who has worked with Facebook and is currently contracted as as a part-time researcher, says there have been over 100 studies looking at the psychological effects of social media, including Facebook. For example, if a person is already depressed, they might use social media to self-medicate, in some cases. It seems to me that they have a lot of work to do.”In a follow-up Facebook post, Palihapitiya said he did not intend to unleash a tide of anger.

Source: Washington Post December 15, 2017 21:43 UTC