Leaving Facebook & The Negative Impacts of Social Media
Written By: Kristen MacKenzie Originally Written: 2016 Edited: 2021 Guest Editor: Sarah Cipkar Copyright: 2021 In Pew Research Center ’s Internet, Science & Technology article dated November 11, 2016, 79% of all internet users documented use Facebook. In a national survey conducted between March 7th - April 4th, 2016, a little over 1,500 adults aged 18 years and above across the U.S. discovered ‘Facebook continues to be America’s most popular social networking site’. Roughly 8-in-10 Americans use Facebook, double the number of those on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest or LinkedIn. Meanwhile, 62% of adults online aged 65+ also use Facebook. While Facebook remains popular, according to a January 2014 TIME ma...