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How read receipts and online status damage relationships

I keep checking the last time he was online and doing math about whether he's ignoring me or just busy and I know this is toxic behavior.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Visibility into digital presence creates surveillance opportunities that transform love into monitoring.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Long-distance relationships via technology?”

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