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John Malouff, Associate Professor, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England

What are the long-term effects of quitting social media? Almost nobody can log off long enough to find out

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Being on social media has become synonymous with living in the 21st century. Year after year, we see new platforms and smarter algorithms roping us into highly addictive online worlds.

Now, a growing number of people have noticed this trend and are actively making an effort to resist it.

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