Swindon, UK – In 2024, social media’s influence on relationships has reached unprecedented levels, with an increasing number of couples citing digital issues, such as online infidelity,social media jealousy,and digital detachment , as significant reasons for their divorces. Leading online divorce service Divorce-Online has seen a surge in cases where social media is directly contributing to marital breakdown, confirming the company’s early predictions about the role digital platforms would play in modern divorces.
In 2014 , Divorce-Online conducted a landmark study that revealed Facebook was being cited in one-third of UK divorces at the time. The company’s insight into the correlation between social media activity and marriage breakdown was widely reported by the press, with outlets like The Telegraph and Daily Mail covering how Facebook-related behaviour, such as reconnecting with old flames or engaging in online flirtation, was becoming a...