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It\u2019s impossible for most people to imagine life without some form of social media. Indeed, it\u2019s actually quite difficult to live without it: we keep in touch with friends, follow the news, and do multiple other things on there. So we\u2019re certainly not suggesting you give it up altogether.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":56547,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9444,9456,9458,9454],"tags":[7498,7500,7496,7502],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Negative Effects of Social Media | Lingoda - Online Language School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How can you get a happy balance with using social media and interacting in real life? 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