"FACEBOOK'S INSIGHTS WORK: PROBLEMATIC USE
External research has [ HYPERLINK "https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2006/8/1/article-p169.xml" \h ] that excessive use of social media can result in riskier decision-making patterns associated with substance use and addictive behavior disorders. While Facebook [ HYPERLINK "https://fb.workplace.com/groups/ResearchInsights/posts/2042922635756341/" \h ] evidence that it could be capable of causing true addiction, there are still several aspects of problematic use that are negatively impacting users' lives which Facebook is solving for.
Facebook [ HYPERLINK "https://cortex.thefacebook.com/Share/a7xwn7pcguf1f8b805owuw13yd76s2f1?TP=UXR" \h ] this problematic use as having serious problems with sleep, work, or relationships that a user attributes to Facebook - and concerns with/preoccupations about how they use Facebook (e.g., a lack of control or a persistent fear of missing out) - and finds that 31% of US users meet this definition."