No association between mental health harm and Internet use, says study

A major study suggests that Internet use is not associated with harm to mental health. — AFP Relaxnews

This extensive study of some two million people by researchers at Oxford University is sure to spark conversations. And with good reason: the scientists’ final conclusion is that they have been unable to identify evidence of harm to mental health caused by Internet use.

“Links between Internet adoption and psychological well-being are small at most, despite popular assumptions about the negative psychological effects of Internet technologies and platforms,” reads a statement released on Tuesday by Oxford University.