Changes

*interference with the development of good, lasting relationships

*interference with the development of good, lasting relationships

*displacement of healthy social gatherings

*displacement of healthy social gatherings

*contributing to a large number of divorces: 80% in one report<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_updates-on-social-networking-sites-cause-divorce-survey_1551319</ref> and 20% in an earlier report.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/6857918/Facebook-fuelling-divorce-research-claims.html</ref>

*evidence from social media is used in a rising number of divorce cases<ref>[http://www.aaml.org/about-the-academy/press/press-releases/e-discovery/big-surge-social-networking-evidence-says-survey- AAML press release] </ref>

 

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These busybody websites provide their users with a false sense of achievement as they add 'friends' or 'followers' to their often pseudonymous accounts. Users often display compulsive behavior, endlessly producing vacuous and repetitive content for their facebook pages or twitter feeds, where the near-total absence of [[conservative]] voices allows the most absurd nonsense to be applauded by 'followers'. The term itself demonstrates the unhealthy attitudes found on - and encouraged by - these sites, as users strive to build armies of unquestioning supporters and flee from honest, open-minded, intellectual debate.