Quitting Facebook makes people happier, study finds

Quitting Facebook makes people happier, less engaged with news, and more likely to spend time with friends and family, according to a study.

Quitting Facebook makes people happier, study finds

Quitting Facebook makes people happier, less engaged with news, and more likely to spend time with friends and family, according to a study.

Researchers at Stanford University and New York University also found that once people quit Facebook temporarily, they spend less time online overall, ditching other websites for real-world interactions too.

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