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Meta fires back at allegations that it silenced research linking Facebook to depression, anxiety, and loneliness

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The company has implied that results of a recent study on social harms were flawed. In a new legal filing, Meta is being accused of shutting down internal research that showed people who stopped using Facebook experienced less depression, anxiety, and loneliness. The allegations come as part of a lawsuit filed by several U.S. school districts against Meta, Snap, TikTok, and other social media companies.