Facebook friends don't count

Social media is the new cigarette. It’s cool, it’s everywhere, and it’s something we can’t seem to quit — no matter how much we’d like to.

Roughly 7 out of 10 people admitted in a recent survey that they use at least one social media platform. YouTube and Facebook were the most popular sites and have been for the past five years, according to the Pew Research Center. Even a majority of Republican users, who tend to be warier of Big Tech given its antagonism toward conservatives, reported using Facebook and YouTube regularly.