Negative Effects Of Social Media

People today would be surprised to know that social media has not been around forever. In fact, even more surprising is the realization that people did not really even have or use cell phones almost twenty years ago, and in those days cell phones were only used for calling. We have come a long way. Now, the whole world is in the palm of our hands, or in our cars, or on our wrists. Possibly the greatest thing to come out of this drastic evolution is social media. Social media is where everyone can keep up with family, check in with friends, and share their big time experiences with the rest of the world. However, it has opened up many, many more doors than ever intended, both good and bad. Social media has ironically turned people less social, provided an easy outlet for people to bully and point out insecurities, but also has changed the way we receive important information and news.

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

It has become extremely common for an individual to sign into their Facebook account, and see a picture that they feel exposed a little too much. Check into their Instagram account, and regret letting everyone know what their location was. Feel uncomfortable, or bullied by a tweet that a person posted to their Twitter. Per Farheen’s article on negative effects of social media “participating in social media sites such as these can make you feel more connected” (Sagheer 1). It is not okay for individuals to feel victimized due to the negative effects of social media. Social media tends to distract, humiliate, and destroy one-self through entertainment. If people would donate more time to things more supplemental to their growth, and limit their use of social media, then maybe people would stop walking over the harm that social media presents to our community. Monitoring the time invested into social media will help eliminate most of the detriment, privacy issues, and bullying flowing through today’s society.

As much as social media has managed to ruin our society, it plays a positive role for the public as well. Social media allowed people to use their networks as a form of reaching out to old friends and family across the world. With America being known as the melting pot of the world, our society has several people with family on the other side of the Earth. With social media in effect, this permits people to stay in touch with long lost loved ones and keep ties tight. Not only has it sanctioned friends and family to keep in touches but has granted people to relocate birth parents and unknown family members as well. Yes, social media has failed our society greatly but there is always a rainbow somewhere after a rainy day. Social media can play a positive role by bringing people back together.

Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are commonly used among the younger generations, but can the excessive use of these apps cause mayhem? According to a new study conducted by the Family Technology Education Non-Profit Group, teenagers are spending nearly 9 hours a day on social media. The excessive use of social media is a bad influence on adolescents because of the negative impacts it has. Social media can cause direct impacts to the mental health, safety, and lives of its users. Teenagers need to ensure that they are being cautious and responsible while using different social media networks.

Social media has a prominent role in everyone’s lives. It is one of many ways that people communicate. For example, Facebook, Instagram, twitter, texting, and email. Although some argue that social media eliminates an intimate face-to-face connection, social media has the power to create a progressive and important change in society.

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

The article entitled, “I know who you are and I saw what you did” by Lori Andrews explains one of the major issues that the world of social media is facing is in protecting the privacy of the users. The creation of social media has changed the scenario of the world. It has opened new dimensions for people and is regarded as the most innovative and revolutionary creation of the 21st century which has played a significant role in globalizing the world. As much useful can social media be, one major phenomena is that no matter how protected the webs may be, social media has a much deeper and darker side where each user can be tracked and traced.

Taylor Hillridge got her very first computer for her 17 birthday. She decides to make a social media account. However, she soon finds herself as a victim of betrayal and bullying, afraid to show her face in school, she is pushed to her breaking point. Taylor’s mother thankfully stopped her. Her mother then took her cyberbullying case to the school system and state legislation to help prevent others from going through the same painful experience. The number of worldwide social media users reached 1.96 billion and is expected to grow to some 2.5 billion by 2018. The influence of media in our society can cause oppression by using platforms such as tv and social media to cause negative behaviors that can lead to mental health issues, cyberbullying, and lack of self-esteem.

Picture a world where beauty is determined by society, where nobody can truly appreciate the content of their beings. This is the new world we are subconsciously creating, a world where social media encourages people to communicate and share their lives. The age demographic that is particularly predisposed to social media are adolescents, with teenagers spending every waking minute “online”. Despite the fact that the basis of social media is communication, it can have a negative impact on an adolescent’s ability to communicate with people in reality. Young individuals are expected by society to own the flashiest clothing, mobile phones, cosmetics and many more materialistic belongings. Social media certainly creates a false snapshot of people’s lives aiming to perceive lives of luxury and perfection which ultimately only further encourages creating false online interpretations of their lives.

Social media has given businesses a newfound advantage when it comes to reaching out and touching the community and expending its brand. As a student at California Baptist University, I am majoring in Public relations. I have recently learned that in the world of public relations, most businesses and organizations use social media on a daily basis. With the right amount of research and time being invested, businesses can see all the benefits that expanding on social media has to offer.

As mentioned previously Social media does have positive aspects, the main one being easy communication with the vast majority of the world. Facebook being one of the easiest social media sites to communicate with friends, family, and to meet new people. “While online social networks differ from face-to-face social networks in important ways, they nonetheless function as a viable channel for interaction.” (Noor Al-Deen and Hendricks 12). Communicating through social media allows the opportunity to keep up to date and to communicate with anyone we

Social media is one of the most widespread methods of communication and interaction worldwide. While social media comes in various forms, they all tend to share the same motive: Encourage the public socialize. Most would wonder how this could be such a bad thing and see very few problems relating to social media. Others see right through the illusion of the LED screen. The public can easily hide behind a keyboard without threat of confrontation for their words or actions on the internet. Anything and everything can be said and they will not be faulted. Social media is more detrimental to users than advantageous due to the allowance of freedom to insult, bully and threaten others without fear of punishment or consequence; cyberbullying

Social interaction has always been an essential to the survival of the human race. Socializing makes it possible for people to fully function as human beings because through socialization individuals learn their roles in life, their culture's language, and form their personality (Sociology). In today’s society, media plays a powerful role in people’s lives. It provides people the ability to form broad connections through countless social media sites and apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Skype, Youtube, and Twitter. Therefore, media has been growing rapidly throughout the world and has become a part of our generation. As users increase, the debate over whether the use media give a negative or a positive influence on people’s lives increases. Nowadays, youth lives most of their lives on media networks. They share news, pictures, secrets, love, and hate through a single tap on the “post” button. Media has a positive impact on our generation, yet at the same time, it can lead to negative influences that affect our society. I agree that the overuse of media can negatively affect youth because it can lead to addiction and cyberbullying.

Our lives seem to be more and more consumed by technology as great advances in this area have continue to be made, especially when it comes to social media. Many researchers have begun to notice that depending on how much time individuals spend on these social media sites, they can negatively affect their daily lifestyle in very significant ways.  For example, social networking has become a huge distraction for students and it can affect their grades depending on how often they check their various accounts while doing class work.  Researchers have also come to find out that social media can contribute to the development of psychological symptoms