With 20,000 people logged in at any given moment, and on average 5 people joining each second, Facebook for many of us has turned from a social networking website into a life blogging platform.
![After carrying out research on Facebook addiction, it is clear that it is no accident and Facebook are clearly investing time and money into making their platform increasingly addictive to its users. Is Facebook Addiction a problem? Well, any addiction is a problem. This addiction may not be physically detrimental at a glance, however, if users become too addicted it can be seriously detrimental to mental health, permanently changing people’s perceptions on how to be “social”. 10 Years of “Facebook Addiction” Google Searches Outranking “Smoking Addiction” - #infographic](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xlMD2LjH_Es/WuM6Jb09mXI/AAAAAAABdtc/AyHcyTa6M30gv2_DbowEXXjOnzu-PQJoQCKgBGAs/s0-rw/Facebook-Addiction-Infographic-v.3.0.jpg)
Infographic source: Ssls.
![After carrying out research on Facebook addiction, it is clear that it is no accident and Facebook are clearly investing time and money into making their platform increasingly addictive to its users. Is Facebook Addiction a problem? Well, any addiction is a problem. This addiction may not be physically detrimental at a glance, however, if users become too addicted it can be seriously detrimental to mental health, permanently changing people’s perceptions on how to be “social”. 10 Years of “Facebook Addiction” Google Searches Outranking “Smoking Addiction” - #infographic](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xlMD2LjH_Es/WuM6Jb09mXI/AAAAAAABdtc/AyHcyTa6M30gv2_DbowEXXjOnzu-PQJoQCKgBGAs/s0-rw/Facebook-Addiction-Infographic-v.3.0.jpg)
Infographic source: Ssls.