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@grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 2 years ago

Group calls for Facebook, Instagram boycott on Aug. 23 and 24

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Group calls for Facebook, Instagram boycott on Aug. 23 and 24

www.winnipegfreepress.com

@grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 2 years ago
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TORONTO – An advocacy group is calling on Canadians to boycott Facebook and Instagram later this week. The Friends of Canadian Broadcasting group is asking people to stop posting content on Meta...

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    Actually, the largest study of our time by a very reputable institution recently showed the opposite.

    A bit silly to look at the bleakness and wealth inequality that’s increased dramatically over the past two decades and blame social media on increased suicide rates.

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      I’m very suspicious of this study. Not the least because it focuses solely on well-being. That’s just one facet of the social media picture even if it gets corroborated by other researchers.

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        If you’re going to tell Oxford psychology professors they’re doing studies wrong you’re going to have to be a lot more specific than that lol.

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