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Founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 and operated by Meta Platforms. The platform pioneered the algorithmic news feed and remains the largest social network by monthly active users.
A 2023 systematic review of 232 papers identified eight major psychological effects associated with Facebook use — perceived anxiety, depression, loneliness, eating disorders, lowered self-esteem, reduced life satisfaction, insomnia and stress — alongside three physiological effects, including measurable human brain alteration.
Heavy use is associated with measurable human brain alterations and shifted affective experience states.
Associated with eating-disorder symptoms and reduced self-esteem, particularly among female users.
Documented increases in self-reported insomnia and chronic stress, including measurable physiological stress markers.
Use is significantly associated with elevated anxiety, depressive symptoms and self-reported loneliness across cohorts.