Study finds no “smoking gun” for mental health issues due to Internet usage
“The best data... suggests that there is not a global link between these factors,.
@arstechnica Kind of a notable "however" to the title here
> However, Andrew Przybylski, professor at the institute—part of the University of Oxford—said that the data necessary to establish a causal connection was “absent” without more cooperation from tech companies. If apps do harm mental health, only the companies that build them have the user data that could prove it, he said.
@fishermans_foe @arstechnica this is a very important distinction, the title is very misleading
@atinycactus @fishermans_foe @arstechnica also "Przybylski has for several years positioned himself as a buttress against outbreaks of moral panic over the social harms of technology, by challenging the data on which alarmist claims have been based." So it's a bit less surprising that he gets a result he's looking for?
@arstechnica okay now let's focus on social media not just general internet use. I am not kidding when I say removal of Twitter and Facebook is made my life so much better. I'm not happy about thinking about needing to get a new Facebook account just to use their marketplace
@arstechnica study either didn’t look hard enough or didn’t have access to the data that would comprehensively refute or confirm a link to mental health issues. Meta not cooperating?
@arstechnica ‘… causal connection was “absent” **without more co-operation from tech companies**’ (emphasis added). It's a pretty big “however,” and one completely glossed over by many.