Is social media addiction similar to other types of addiction? The answer according to the data in an infographic shared by FIX is not scientifically settled yet. However, positive behaviour associated with some social media practices such as getting likes for a post you shared on Facebook seems to activate reward areas in the brain and have effects similar to those activated by, for instance, drugs and alcohol. You can learn more about this from this page. What grabs our attention from that long infographic is the part on tech mindfulness strategies which we are including below. These are some simple yet important ways to help you control your digital life and monitor how much time you spend using social media. This is especially useful to share with your students to raise their digital awareness.
Check out the full infographic in this page.
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