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A new study says Internet access is [well / good] for our health. A report from the Oxford Internet Institute in the UK [suggesting / suggested] that being connected to the [worldwide / worldly] web has a positive effect [in / on] our well-being. Researchers looked at data [on / at] people's Internet use and mental health from 168 countries. The data was gathered [of / between] the years 2006 and 2021. It included information on two million people aged 15 to 99. The research team looked at eight [factories / factors] that affect people's well-being. These included [life / live] satisfaction, positive experiences and happiness with [social / socially] life. The team found that people with Internet access were eight per cent happier than [them / those] without web access.

The research included some [surprising / surprised] conclusions. One was the suggestion that Internet access had a [simile / similar] , positive effect to walking [on / in] nature. It helps people to learn new things, practice hobbies, watch movies, and make [new / news] friends. However, the research did not look at how social media impacted people's [life / lives] . Many recent studies show that social media is having [a / the] negative effect on people's mental health. Researcher Tobias Dienlin said: "The study cannot contribute [to / at] the recent debate on [whether / weather] or not social media use is harmful, or whether or not smartphones should be [banning / banned] at schools." He added that: "Different channels and uses of the Internet have [vast / vastly] different effects on well-being."