Spending too much time using Facebook could cause users to show signs of 'virtual autism' that has similar personality traits to those on the disorder spectrum, according to a study.

Psychologists at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia found that users, particularly children, who plug themselves into social media, browsing the likes of Twitter and Facebook showed an inability to read facial emotions and had poor friendships as a result.

The scientists compared 200 people who grew up without Facebook to younger generations who have had social media as an integral part of their daily life and studied their facial recognition skills.

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