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Tom Power and Elamin Abdelmahmoud conclude their week without social media

Last week, Tom Power and our online columnist Elamin Abdelmahmoud agreed to give up social media for one week (with conditions). Now that the experiment is over, they're ready to share their findings.
For one week, q's Tom Power and online columnist Elamin Abdelmahmoud deleted all social media apps from their phones to see if it would have any positive effects. (Sara Kurfeß/Unsplash)

Elamin Abdelmahmoud is Buzzfeed's social media editor and q's online columnist. Every week, he brings us up to speed on the big headlines taking over the internet right now. Last week on the show, he and Tom Power agreed to give up social media for one week (with conditions).

They deleted all social media apps from their phones, but could still access Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on their computers. Now that the experiment is over, they're ready to share their findings.

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