I've been reading studies about how facebook makes you depressed for years.
Facebook may have had a golden age around the time of the Arab spring, is that the narrative you're referring to?
The narrative is more about the MSM's alleged ignorance about FB's biz model, biz practices, etc. All those "journalist" and not a single question.
The point is, this is old news. It borders on fake news. Real news boils down to two things. It's new. And it's relevant.
Again, if the NYT - as a MSM outlet - is the best we got then we deserve better.