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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

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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...

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