A New Study Strengthens the Case That Social Media Use Fuels Depression

Researchers suggest anything over two hours per day may be too much

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
4 min readDec 11, 2020

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It’s a classic chicken-or-egg conundrum.

Research has linked heavy social media use with an elevated risk for depression. But experts have disagreed — and occasionally called one another out — over whether…

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.