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Claim: Social Media decreases mental health

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The emerald website claims that social media decreases mental health. Social Media tends to depict life perfectly and unrealistically. Because of this unhealthy image of life causes people to compare themselves. They tend to lower their self-esteem when they realize their life does not look like what they see.
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/MHSI-06-2020-0039/full/html
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'Decreasing mental health' is a little confusing. After reviewing the link, I think the claim might need a few extra words. Claim: Social media has negative effects on mental health.

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I think social media indeed hinders our mental health. In this day and age, everything is technical, online, and has a brain of its own. A 2018 British study tied social media use to decreased, disrupted, and delayed sleep, which is associated with depression, memory loss, and poor academic performance.

Link to Evidence: https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/it-or-not-social-medias-affecting-your-mental-health

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You provided a solid explanation, a quote from the British study, and a link to your evidence. Good work! Don't forget to add a rating, such as "true, not misinformation."

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