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Even after blocking an ex on Facebook, the platform promotes painful reminders

Written by Anthony Pinter, Ph.D. Student in Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder

Even if all the necessary precautions are taken, reminders of your ex can still crop up and catch your eye.jumpingsack/Shutterstock.com Even after blocking an ex on Facebook, the platform promotes painful reminders

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Anthony Pinter, a Ph.D. student in information science at the University of Colorado Boulder, recently completed a study on people’s...

Even after blocking an ex on Facebook, the platform promotes painful reminders

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