"Problematic use IS more common among teens and people in their 20s. This is consistent with younger people having problems with self-regulation."

"We often hear/read how Facebook INTENTIONALLY creates products to be addictive -- often to increase profit for the company or how Facebook manipulates people by leveraging human psychology against users (aka Social Dilemma)" "'Social media addiction' is a colloquial term, not a formal clinical diagnosis. We and other experts use the term 'Problematic Use' as a more accurate term to describe habitual or undesired use of Facebook. Definitions vary widely, but internally we define problematic use as a lack of control over social media use that leads to negative life outcomes." "Internal research suggests it affects ~3% of US Facebook MAPMAPMonthly Active PeopleCore Meta engagement metric counting distinct people active on a platform in a month. Paired with DAP in internal goal-setting; the MAP/DAP ratio is used as a measure of how frequently a monthly user returns.Full entry ↗. This increases to over 10% if the definition is broadened to include feelings of guilt about Facebook use." "Problematic use IS more common among teens and people in their 20s. This is consistent with younger people having problems with self-regulation."