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Social media addiction is not an official mental disorder, but the American Psychiatric Society is studying it.

curb social media obsession by limiting the amount of time patients spend online and having them take frequent breaks when engaging in social media interactions. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND PSYCHOLOGY A big part of the community that uses social media includes network marketers. These entrepreneurs use platforms like Facebook and Instagram to reach their audience to sell items or distribute information about them. Social media marketing has proven to be a very lucrative business; in 2020, ad spending was forecasted to hit $102,292 million. This number is expected to grow by seven percent by 2023.

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