Argumentative Essay On Social Media

Your behavior on social media can hurt your business, leadership, influence, and even destroy personal relationships. No I’m not overstating it. Today’s social media world seems filled with so-called trolls, toxic personalities, and people who just love to rant online. Are you one of these people?

Out of the variety of news sources such as TV, radio, or newspapers, one of the popular sources in today’s world is social media. People are getting addicted to and can’t live without social media such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. They use social media as of where they can post their status but also where they can receive a lot of different news. While social media are spreading any kinds of news such as trend, celebrity or even politics, people easily get the information that is not true called “fake news.” The fake news raises the major problem in social media as the news source. Once people see the news, they tend to believe and share it. Liking can spread out fake news in a second. When people like the news, the activity

Social media is a way to share life with the world. The first form of social media dates all the way back to 1997 where a British website called “Six Degrees” was created. Much like social media pages today, it allowed you to create an account and friend users from all over. From there, all the socials media platforms used today were created. Although some may say social media has a positive outcome on society, it is obvious that social media is slowly making the human race worse.

Many people have described the Internet as “a whole new world.” From Facebook to Google, there are a multitude of ways to connect with others and acquire information like never before. According to Pew Research Center, seventy-six percent of social media users in the United States use Facebook daily (Social Media Fact Sheet).That is an immense amount of connections and information being shared. The United States has made many technological advancements for the good, however, the United States has given up their privacy for safety and convenience.

Nowadays, a lot of people are using social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler and so on. Since the Internet has propagated rapidly, social media have progressed a lot. The generalization of the internet makes us to live conveniently and fast. People are almost using smart phones, i-phones or comfortable devices which can access to internet. These equipments make us to do social network easily. It helps contact friends, family, and other people even though they live far away. It could be, however, abused, if you don’t use properly. Especially, it is important that we understand and regulate the use of social media by young children.

The social media is one of the most common ways of communication and pretty much of knowing anything and everything around the world these days, and it is growing very rapidly. It changes and affects each person in a different way, or ways. Some may argue that social media has a bad influence on children and young adults, and that it negatively effects their brains, character, or personalities, while most people see that the social media has a more positive effect on them than a negative one. Moreover, social media has helped many people around the world to connect, or re-connect, with each other, easily. Social media is basically the new way of keeping in touch with everything and everyone, and of even strengthening bonds between each

Since we were young, our leaders and elders have told us what to do and what not to do and why. The people we looked up to explained why by presenting examples of members of society who did not obey or conform, which ultimately resulted in shaming them for their wrongdoings. Shame has weaved into our country’s society and government throughout history. As Americans, we have witnessed the negative evolution of shame in our society through social media, maintaining order, and in politics, resulting in shame becoming a harmful tool for maintaining order and intentionally hurting others in a society.

Social media could be leaving young people at a higher risk of maladaptive attitudes due to the promotion of unhealthy eating and exercising behavior on these platforms. There is an overwhelming body of research that finds that social media negatively affects young women’s idea of their body (Dignard, 2017; Kleemans, Daalmans, Carbaat, & Anschütz, 2016; Dittmar, 2009; Grabe, Ward, & Hyde, 2008). Accessibility and time spent on the internet is one thing that could be related to an internalization of the thin ideal, body surveillance, and drive for thinness in young girls (Tiggemann, & Slater, 2013). This is especially worrying when young women spend up 27 hours per week online, 14% of which is on social media platforms like Instagram (Ofcom, 2015).

Social media has allowed many different forms of interaction. Websites such as Facebook have allowed for old friends to reconnect and remain aware of others’ life events even when separated geographically, as well as allowing new friends to connect. Twitter and Instagram, through the use of hashtags, let large groups of people participate in awareness campaigns, fundraisers, and spreading of news. Still other sites like Tumblr, deviantArt, and YouTube allow communities to form around different kinds of media, and are platforms for creators to showcase multiple kinds of content from writing to videos to various kinds of art. Despite some of the drawbacks, ultimately social media and the communities they foster are in fact beneficial to society as a whole.

In this age of social media, we are constantly worried about being popular. We are driven by “likes,” “comments,” and “followers.” Not caring what our peers thought, our middle school selves posted anything and everything. Now, as seniors and having had access to social media for an abundance of years, we are far more cautious about what we post but not in the way you might imagine. Instagram is a resourceful tool but, if used incorrectly, could impair your social status.

What is social media? If one was to ask an everyday teenager of this generation, they would probably say something to the effect of “It’s a digital platform that helps everyone stay connected no matter what they’re doing.” However, if one was to ask someone from the prior generation what social media is, they might say “It leads to the youth of America becoming more: anti-social, depressed, self-conscious, and more than likely destroys the chances of someone making a career for themselves later in life.” So which answer is correct? Well, surprisingly enough the prior generation is. Social media leaves a digital footprint that can’t be erased no matter what precautions are taken.

We have brilliantly created social media, plain and simple. It is a space in a different universe where everyone is on the scene. There is nothing that even comes close to it; nothing that compares to its dense communication. Social media is the new world that we live in. It is where we express ourselves while hiding behind our keyboard. It is a space where leaders can bring about change and reach millions. Social media has changed the way we receive news. The news outlets alert us in an instant about any sort of event that may have occurred. Is this good or is this bad? Honestly, I believe that is for you to decide. However, I do have my own opinions regarding how it may be good and how it may be bad. This new universe has uncovered more debate on our interactions with other people and what we can and cannot post. A man-made controversy, what’s new? The creators of social media made it for connecting and re-connecting, yet we seem to draw ourselves farther away from society by it. It is an extremely complicated issue that we need to address. However, there is a way to use this space for good and for bringing about positive change in a broken world. One example of this could be the money that JJ Watt raised for the city of Houston, Texas by promoting his cause on his social media account. We have used and abused social media and because of this we should now carefully examine and discover the pure and true use for such a powerful communication

Social media is slowly taking over the world. This is why when you say something online, no matter who you are talking to, be sure to comprehend what your saying before you say it. Social media allows users to insult, bully, and threaten others without any fear of punishment because your anonymous, and its easier to bully them on social media than in person. People who cyberbully deliberately uses online platforms to harm, humiliate and threaten others.

Social media is a term used to describe the interaction between groups or individuals in which they produce, share, and sometimes exchange ideas over the internet and in virtual communities. The impact of social networks on young people is significant. Teenagers are growing up surrounded by mobile devices and interactive social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, which has made the social media a vital aspect of their life. Social network is transforming the manner in which young people interact with their parents, peers, as well as how they make use of technology.

Social media has played a part in all of our new world advancements. We have so many platforms to share our ideas, photos, music, etc... that we forget we also have a private life. ''As of September 2016, we have more than 3.5 billion users that use social media daily''! These numbers continue to rise as we depend on social media on our everyday life's.