Date: April 16th, 2019 12:18 PM
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 'QUITS' Facebook because it is a ‘public health risk’ and ‘causes depression’ – but still has numerous accounts on the site to promote her Green Deal
Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, is quitting Facebook
She says social media can lead to increased isolation and feelings of depression
Popular Democrat and New York Rep. has nearly 4 million followers on Twitter
By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline
Published: 04:55 EDT, 16 April 2019 | Updated: 10:49 EDT, 16 April 2019
Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has revealed that she is quitting Facebook and cutting down on her use of social media because it is a 'public health risk'.
The representative for New York, popularly referred to as AOC, admitted that Facebook was crucial to her campaign but said that social media can lead to 'increased isolation, depression, anxiety, addiction, escapism.'
Although she has suspended her personal account, she continues to run an official one on the platform, using it to gather support for her Green New Deal and to raise funds.
The 29-year-old's statement comes less than a month after advising her supporters and constituents to contact her on Twitter.
Ocasio-Cortez has a staggering 3.94 million followers on the social media platform.
She announced her departure from Facebook in an interview on Sunday with the Yahoo News podcast 'Skullduggery'.
She said: 'I personally gave up Facebook, which was kind of a big deal because I started my campaign on Facebook. And Facebook was my primary digital organising tool for a very long time. I gave up on it.
'There are amplified impacts for young people, particularly children under the age of 3, with screen time. But I think it has a lot of effects on older people. I think it has effects on everybody. Increased isolation, depression, anxiety, addiction, escapism.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6927183/Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez-quitting-Facebook-public-health-risk.html
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4242883&forum_id=2#38096606)