Do You Suffer From Facebook Fatigue? You're Not Alone, Study Finds

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Tue, 02/05/2013 - 10:23am

Many of us know Facebook users who are on the site seemingly 24/7, but we also know others who sometimes feel Facebook fatigue, and who have stepped away from the social network to clear their heads. Now a new study says that 61 percent of Facebook users say they've taken such breaks for several weeks or longer in the past.

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