The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State

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Matthew Gentzkow

I have been a paid consultant for Amazon and done economic consulting for Analysis Group and Compass Lexecon. Clients for this economic consulting work include large technology companies such as Meta and Google. I have received compensation as a member of the Toulouse Network for Information Technology, a research group funded in part by Microsoft.

Deen Freelon

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company

Sandra González-Bailón

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

• Direct research funding from a related company (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

Andrew M. Guess

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

• Direct research funding from a related company (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

Young Mie Kim

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

David Lazer

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

• Attended an event from a related company where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

Neil Malhotra

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

• Attended an event from a related company where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

Brendan Nyhan

• Direct research funding from Meta (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

• Attended an event from a related company where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

Jennifer Pan

• Direct research funding from Meta (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

• Received an honorarium/fee from Meta for attending or hosting an event/serving as an outside expert.

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

Jaime Settle

• Own individual Meta stocks.

• Direct research funding from Meta (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

• Own individual stocks of a related company.

Emily Thorson

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

Rebekah Tromble

• Direct research funding from Meta (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

• Direct research funding from a related company (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

Magdalena Wojcieszak

• Direct research funding from Meta (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

• Attended an event from a related company where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

Chad Kiewiet de Jonge

• Own individual Meta stocks.

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

Natalie Jomini Stroud

• Paid consulting work for Meta.

• Direct research funding from Meta (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

• Direct research funding from a related company (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

• Attended an event from a related company where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

Joshua A. Tucker

• Direct research funding from Meta (grant to you as PI or Co-PI).

• Received an honorarium/fee from Meta for attending or hosting an event/serving as an outside expert.

• Attended a Meta event where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.

• Attended an event from a related company where food, travel, or lodging was paid for by the company.