Highly disagree. If you are spending a lot of free time (obligations are met) then you are exposing your brain to lots of fake/misleading stuff as you indicate.

Highly disagree. If you are spending a lot of free time (obligations are met) then you are exposing your brain to lots of fake/misleading stuff as you indicate. Its designed to pull you in and keep your eyeballs on it, exposing to more "content". The fact that OP posted here asking how to stop indicates this is a problem and shouldn't be dismissed as: Social media addiction isn't "bad". Replace "social media" with recreational drugs/alcohol in your statement and see how it reads. Social media allows people (and companies and politicians, etc.) to create the narrative they want the world to see. I would suggest to the OP to stop following anyone you personally don't know or keep in contact with as in unless you met them or have common acquaintance, don't follow. The exception being professionals or things related to career. I find following various people/companies related to technologies to be beneficial.