This Is The Worst Social Media App For Your Mental Health

It might be time to reconsider all that time you spend scrolling on Insta. According to a new study by the Royal Society of Public Health, Instagram is the worst app for young people's mental health. The negative impact was most notable in females. 

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This is because the app draws women to "compare themselves against unrealistic, largely curated, filtered and Photoshopped versions of reality," said Matt Keracher, the author of the report. 

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Interestingly, Youtube was reported to have a positive effect on young people. More traditional forms of social media, like Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter, all demonstrated negative effects.