Negative Effects Of Social Media

Everyday, billions of people read websites, magazines, newspapers, or watch television segments so they are informed on what is happening in the world. The news is something that so many people rely on and check constantly. What people aren’t aware of however, is that so much of what they are being told is a lie. False news is a growing and constant issue in today’s society. Fake news spreads rapidly, changing people's views on the world constantly. However, putting an end to this media trend has proved to be a struggle.

Next time you are out in public, notice how many people are immersed in their cellular devices. I bet you will see a lot, and most likely these people are on their social media accounts. According to Brooke Lusk, the database and media manager for the Prevention Researcher, social media can be defined as, “an aspect of the internet which allows individuals and groups to create and publish online content, share the content, and interact about it.” These days, people are very involved with the internet and social media. Some think this is a benefit while others think this is a detriment for many reasons. Social media allows people to stay connected and explore new things, but there are many negative aspects that can affect self esteem, cause

In the midst of the president election an issue rose that has been overlooked by most in the United States over the last few years. Fake news, false information that pretends to be real and is deliberately published in order to misinform the audience. They aim to mislead the audience in order to get some kind of political or financial gain. Something that for some people might feel like a new issue, has been a big problem all over the world, and as the problem is finally starting to come up to light here in the United States, there is a lot that needs to be done in order to solve it. There are many places where fake news are spread to readers, but some of the most used ones are social media websites in general. Places like Facebook, Twitter,

Television is one of the most powerful tools of media; however it is quickly being replaced by social media. Social media has become the most important source for news and information the American public relies on, and beyond that, perhaps, the most powerful single influence on the public. People believe what they read on social media as facts. Minutes after Malaysian Airlines flight 17 went down a US defense intelligence analyst

As it appears the fake news is often written and published under extremely inflammatory, or false headlines to capture public interest in order to obtain on financial gains. False reports ran rampant on social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, and

Social media by itself is not a threat, for it was created for the purpose of entertainment, like television. Although television also holds the important job of conveying information using the news. In our current times, social media is the new method of obtaining information quickly about events. Even though when most people search social media rather than actual news companies, they do not realize how unreliable it truly is. Twitter especially is credited with playing a role as a source of credible information. It has evolved far beyond its origin of being a simple way to keep in contact with friends. In a recent study done by ING, it was shown that one-third of journalists said social media posts are not a reliable source of information. When news of recent events is given on Twitter, it is called into question because it is unable to be determined how true it is. As stated by Johnson and Kaye we must rely on “the credibility of its user.” This proves that social networks are not credible sources at all and Twitter is a social network so how can it be trusted?

According to a Morning Consult poll of 1,605 adults, when asked who has the most responsibility for spreading fake news, 24% said that it is the person reading the news. About 32% of Americans said that they have seen fake stories on search engines and social media including facebook (Nichols, 2016). 23% of them have said that they themselves have shared a fake news story. 16% of Americans say that they found out that the news story was fake after they had already shared it. Nearly 39% of Americans said that they are able to identify whether a story is fake or not. Even though they recognized that the story was fake 14% of Americans say that they shared the news anyway (Snider, 2016). This goes to show that it is not social media or search engines causing the fake news to spread and go viral but it

There have always been waves of anxiety surrounding changes in media technology. In the 19th century, cheap newsprint and improved presses enabled partisan newspapers to dramatically expand their reach, leading many to argue how this compromised the effectiveness of the press as a check on power (Kaplan 2002). In the 20th century, as radio and television gained popularity, observers became anxious that these new platforms would reduce policy debates to sound bites and concentrate power in the hands of a few large corporations (Lang and Lang 2002). More recently, social media has become the focus of concern. Social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, have dramatically different structures compared to previous media technologies and users can share content with no significant third party filtering, fact-checking, or editorial judgment. Anyone can create and share what they like and in some cases reach as many or more readers as mainstream media sources (Allcott and Gentzcow 2017). After the American presidential election in 2016, a specific concern has been the effect of false stories and so called “fake news” circulated on social media.

Throughout history, journalism has been questioned for authenticity. Sensational news, such as yellow journalism in the late 19th century, has led to feelings of distrust with the media and fear of what is and is not true. During the 2016 Presidential Election, the term “fake news” has again slipped into common usage. Many politicians have called for media reforms. Potential laws that can assuage fake news stories, however, can destroy the free press. Despite seemingly good intentions, actions by politicians to control fake news can lead to the control and censorship of reputable institutions. Concerns of fake news are illogical due to the small reach of the news, and potential government action to control fake news, especially on the Internet, through censorship poses threats to journalism and access to information.

Media has a long history of developing. The early media type is using the newspaper. The Newspaper is a traditional media. People use newspaper as a way to deliver the news for a long time. In the early 20th century, the radio was invented. It began to change the way in the media. From then on, media began improving. In the late 20th century and 21st century, there were many new types of media invented, such as TV, Computer, and Smartphone. In the 21st century, technology is the main developing subject. As the technology is developing every day, the internet is more and more important for people. Bill Gates said: “The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” According to Bill Gates said, the Internet is a big improvement for the human. People can get what information they want on the internet. Because the TV, Computer, and Smartphone have been inventing, people get information more and more convenient. Even though media is convenient for us, it also brings the most important problem which is the authenticity of news. There are many people getting news from media in recently. Many people say:” technology changing our life. Even though we don’t need to go out from home, we can get much news from the society or all around the world. We can get convenient to get information. At the same time, much fake news reports in our daily life, because the journalists want to attract audience's’ attention and the

Fake news is a type of journalism or propaganda that is created to influence one’s political views. It is often presented as real news and broadcasted through the internet or social networking cites. The issue of fake news has been heightened within society since the rise of technological advantages, such as the Internet and social networking services. One particular fake news publication, The Washington Post’s Craig Timberg, created controversy in the 2016 presidential election claiming that Donald Trump received numerous support from Russian propaganda, which may have misled voters and in result, punished Democrat Hillary Clinton. Though this and other stories constructs the concern of fake news in political elections, to completely censor it on social networking services in regard to political elections would be to contradict their creations, restrict internet users of their freedom of speech, and may indirectly eradicate one political party or the another. In efforts to show the lack of harm fake news poses in politics on social networks, I will respond to some criticisms of fake news and show weaknesses in arguments that claims fake news is harmful. I will explain the importance of freedom of speech and use it to show moral reason to not regulate fake news.

The use of “fake news” has been rapidly increasing over the past several years, as politics have been the forefront of discussion. Millions of Americans use Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms to view current news updates which can be considered a “recipe for disaster”. Retrieving the credibility of information on social media is progressively more difficult due to the increase of news sources. In addition, news has been turned into a parody for several imitators of “journalists”, including Jon Stewart of The Daily Show and Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report. Fake news is a problem in American journalism as social media spreads fake news rapidly and imitators of "journalists" do not abide by the moral obligations that real journalists follow. To further support how fake news is problematic in today’s American journalism, I will briefly define fake news and how it has rapidly spread through social media. Then through extensive research, I will discuss how social media and imitators of journalists exploit real news, which can have a negative impact on today’s society.

     False news stories are abundant on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter and are detrimental to society in the way that they spread misinformation. This is especially evident surrounding major events that receive extensive media coverage such as elections. Many times conspiracy theories and embellished stories are presented on social media as factual reports which can result in mass misinformation in society. Upon reading these false or embellished stories we feel informed although we have been blindsided. When researching a certain topic on the web we are often faced with false or altered information which can hinder our process of retrieving facts and  legitimate statistics . Some articles will provide readers

One of the primary factors for the rise in fake news is the ease of access to information. In a study done by the Knight Foundation their data reports, “Two-thirds of Facebook users access news on the social platform, and with 67 percent of U.S. adults active on Facebook, that translates to 44 percent of the overall U.S. population which accesses news on the social platform” (Gottfried). The news is heavily implemented on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Social media provides an outlet for news agencies to curate and target their content towards readers on a personal basis. Technologies like browser cookies and user tracking give news agencies a way to profile their readers and provide content that can easily be misinforming. It has become very easy for anyone to set up a website and gain money for their content. Bloggers are now monetizing their web content through advertising platforms; the more views they get the more money they

Social media like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and many more are well used nowadays. I have found most of the news which is known to be fake are spreading hugely in social media. Recently the news was so much viral in the social media. The news was about a “Muslim migrant” who was accused of beating up a boy on crutches. This video was so much viral in the social media and the highlighted thing is the boy was claimed to be immigrant. This news was published in Netherlands where there was a big controversy in many parts of the world. But later the news was found to be fake and not convincing. Even the news broadcaster and the video poster were found to be fake for this news. The most surprising thing was that the president of United States “Donald Trump” has shared this news on a social media without knowing the point. It’s totally shocking that the person which is well reputed and known has shared the fake news without finding the truth. Because of these kinds of a crucial mistake made by such person has affected the society and the people. He mainly accused the boy as an immigrant which was totally false and unexpected. Even most of the people trust this fake news with only with the title which can bring unwanted accident. So, we can say that the people should be concerned about the news and the reality. We should have to point out whether it's fake or not instead of blaming or degrading others without real and truthful news.