Stranger Danger Social Media

Social media is nothing, but a distracting, timewasting, nuisance to everyone surrounded by it, right? Wrong. Social media has changed the world as we know it. People can share information quickly, publish their thoughts, and exchange their ideas. Social media is becoming a certainty in this modern age, which is why it should be embraced rather than criticized. Although there is concern over potential for cyberbullying and lack of privacy, the use of social media is inevitable in teenagers’ lives, and necessary to the positive development of adolescents because it allows adolescents to gain confidence when interacting with others, it encourages users to create and maintain friendships, and it can facilitate learning while promoting educational growth.

Even though this matter has existed for a long time, it’s adapted into a newer form called cyberbullying. Taunts and insults are no longer thrown around on just the school playground anymore. Now, it can be almost impossible to avoid bullying with the creation of social media. It has become effortless to post harmful comments towards others for a user’s own satisfaction. One of the worst parts is that there are little to no repercussions. Cyberbullies, if kicked off of a server or have an account revoked, can come back to the online world quickly and easily. For victims, there may be no escape besides quitting social media completely. Some feel that cyberbullying affects them more than regular bullying because anyone can see it and the criticism can remain in the online realm forever (Fritz). Many victims of bullying can become depressed or develop anxiety disorders because of their experiences. One cyberbullying victim, 14-year-old Matthew Homyk, was driven to suicide by what users anonymously posted about him online. From telling him that he had no friends to directly demanding that he kill himself, the comments were endless. His father told him to simply stay away from the website in which the bullying took place. After a short break from the website, Matthew returned, telling his father, ”’I can’t not know what people are saying about me’” (Dickey 44). It can be very difficult for adolescents, especially those who are being cyberbullied, to simply stop using social media. As stated earlier, some young users can easily get hooked on social media. It may be even harder to quit when the user knows that others are talking about them. Matthew’s tragedy is just one of many that occur because of cyberbullying. Bullying has claimed lives before, so the formation of cyberbullying is sure to worsen this

Nobody is immune to the harmful side effects social media including privacy invasion, cyberbullying, depression, anxiety, and lack of empathy. The negative risks involved with the extensive use of social media by youngsters are significantly serious than the few positive things they get out of using social media. Youngsters should be educated about negative consequences of social media so that they won’t get trapped by social media. Appropriate use of social media by youngsters is required to minimize the negative

Social media has led many benefits. For example, people are able to spread awareness about mental illness, connect with support groups, and expand searches for research participants. However, users of social media may unknowingly spread false information. Social media also has other drawbacks, which include decreases in-person interactions and increases in cyber-bullying. Children are now have the availability to access a vast amount of information through social media, but the responsibly of having a social media account may be beyond their developmental age abilities. Therefore, the vast increase and interest in social media may lead to researchers investigating human behaviors while noting differences among groups. Additionally, researchers will likely investigate how to assist parents in maintaining appropriate boundaries with social media while remaining safe. From a prevention viewpoint, educating parents and teachers about talking to children about proper use of the internet may be a practical

Ever been on social media or seen someone on it? Social media is a website or an app that lets people connect online and post pictures or statements they find funny, happy, supportive of their opinion, sad, beautiful, crazy, etc, etc. However, there can be some downsides. These include inappropriate content, depression, and obsession, and there are age limits (at least partially) from some of these reasons! Students and children should not use social media unless they are mature enough to handle it because of all the said possible depression, obsession, and content.

Many people may think that social media has a negative effect on society because it can destroy the reputation of an individual. However, this can be prevented if people used social media cautiously and wisely. I believe that minors should use social media as a way to connect more while sharing with others socially. Social media is great for discovering our world, and ourselves. It’s a good way to keep up with new trends and be well informed of what is happening around the world.

Social media has negative effects on adolescents who overuse it. It is important as parents or guardians to remember to monitor how much kids use social media and when they use it. As a parent or guardian, you must remember that the disorders kids can get from overusing social media is real. Also remember that the internet isn’t always the safest place for our children. The use of social media can be damaging and it has no benefit. Keep control of your children’s use on social media to avoid these negative effects. The internet does interfere with daily

The evolution of social media has been a controversial issue over the years. Since its beginning, it has had a historical impact on everyday life by changing the way we talk and interact with one another. Social media represents both positive and adverse effects on society, but does one side tip the scale more than the other? Online social media surrounds almost everyone in the modern society, and its worldwide popularity has empowered all generations to be connected and actively participate in the sharing of ideas. Online social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, have dramatically changed and influenced the way the new generation is growing up as well. Likewise, these platforms contain a significant amount of information and functions that give all users from all aspects of life the ability to share material with others across the world at lightning speed. With all the great things social media offers, it also presents undesirable characteristics that seem to negatively influence people, and more specifically young children, to the point where many have ultimately rejected the idea of joining the online social community. Social media has also provided people, who intend to use the service only to do harm, the ability to reach victims across the world. Additionally, social media has exposed the young generation to internet bullying, violent and misconstrued news and mature content that is beyond their level of understanding. Another undesirable characteristic of

Many parents nowadays are unable to restrict their children’s use of social media since they do not monitor them from the beginning. Thus, this excessive use of electronic devices by children and young adults, has led to many problems on them at different levels.

According to “Mixed Perceptions About Kids Using Digital Media,” kids and teenagers ranging from ages 8-18 spend an average of 7 ½ hours a day using digital media. Kids and teenagers use social media for different reasons. For example, some feel like they want to fit in with the “cool kids” by having multiple social media apps. Having the latest and greatest devices, trends, and social media is the biggest culprit of peer pressure in this day and age. They may not realize it, but by using social networks it opens up a whole new world of danger, risks, and

Everyday more and more people become conditioned to their social media. This has become a bigger problem in today’s society. The reason this is a bigger problem is because of the children who grow up with technology at a hand’s reach. They have no idea what happens in the real world when their devices are glued to their hands.People are becoming more and more addicted to social media.

Visualize this: It is almost time to eat dinner, and the teenagers have not bothered to do their homework because they have been preoccupied with social media all afternoon. They are spending a majority of their time taking pictures and posting them for ‘likes’ to fit in with everyone else, or they are stalking other people’s posts and pictures, wondering why their lives are not as thrilling as the others’ lives appear. Worst of all, kids of all ages are committing suicide after being cyberbullied to the point that they cannot take it anymore. Picturing it now? Regrettably, that describes the scenery of how their generation is now – the effects of social media on young people are horrifying.

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.

Bullying, according to Oxford Dictionary, is the use of “superior strength or influence to intimidate, typically to force someone to do what one wants.” Growing up, the only bullying that I have witnessed is on the television. The majority of people perceive a bully as a tough boy threatening another for his lunch money, but times have changed in unison with technology evolving. One of the overwhelmingly popular uses of the internet is to contact friends and relatives by posting pictures and sending comments on social media websites. For example, according to Jay Baer, a social media researcher, “56% of Americans have a profile on a social networking site”. The outcomes of these sites when used appropriately are enjoyable, but for children ages ten to eighteen, cyber bullying is a frequent activity through the sites. Social media websites need filters to decrease cyber bullying since young users have no remote understanding of the unsafe environment and of the depth the effects cyber bullying has on their victims, as well as themselves.

Today, social media have become an integral part of people’s lives. People across the world with different cultures, beliefs, customs and lifestyles exchange information through social media. Facebook is a popular social media where people communicate with families and friends by sending messages and posting pictures or videos. Nowadays, it is common to see companies advertise their products on Facebook, and not only that, they also make sales via Facebook. Parents today allow their children to use Facebook both as a means of educating and giving them their freedom. However, as informative and useful as it is, Facebook has severe effects that could ruin the lives of children.