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Why leaving social media feels impossible

I tried to delete my social media accounts but realized I cannot access my bank or my work email or even order food without them so I am trapped in platforms I do not want to use.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital infrastructure has become so fundamental that opting out feels like choosing isolation from basic civic and economic life.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Digital rights as human rights?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.