Study: Psychologists conclude that social media algorithms have a negative influence on users mental health

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1365278/psychologists-say-that-social-media-algorithms-have-a-negative-influence-on-users-mental

news.utdallas.edu/health-medicine/social-media-algorithms-depression-2026/

Why isn’t methodology discussed anymore? How were their conclusions reached? That was always a big part of newspaper reporting back before the internet. Methodology is important. Without it, conclusions are as useless as any other “polling” data. It may be in the linked article but I look to the post only for good, or incomplete, information. I don’t click on the links.