The Effects Of Social Media On Society

You are walking out of the new Star Wars movie, posting about how superb it was, when suddenly you are swooped up and thrown in the back of a vehicle. No one would have thought posting about how you were there earlier would provoke such a situation. After all, social networking is “safe” and “friendly.” Now, social media is defined as “A form of electric communication through which users create online communities to share information,” according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Social networking began in 2004 and has sky-rocketed since, due to its sense of world connectivity in a mere moment. However, with this increase, a growth in seemingly harmless threats has occurred. Users sitting behind a screen are usually unaware of how complex and diminishing social networking can be. Social media may be considered negative for society as it changes what members view as behaviorally normal, increases the risk of cyber-suicide, and reduces the amount of privacy in one’s life.

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Americans are slowly being separated from one another through electronics. In fact, most of that is due to the social media that is easily obtainable on devices such as IPhones, Computers, and TV’s. Social media is what keeps people away from family and keeps them from going outside of the house and actually bonding with others. When people choose to connect over social media rather than connecting in person it means they are disconnecting from society and its causing human interaction to steep downwards. People socializing through social media has become a serious problem, and it happens more and more each day as technology continues to advance. Disconnection is caused by social media and technology because the latest devices are so easily obtained and it creates the elimination of human interaction.

For many years, the world has heard stories about children and teens who have gone missing or taking their lives because of social media. Some think that social media should be restricted to only allow so much information. Others think that social media is a form of expression that can help teens and businesses grow. By adding restrictions, such as a limit to what information you can share on your profile, the government can help combat prevent identity theft, social media related kidnappings, and reduce cyberbullying even though the opposing side disputes these reasons and stance.

Ever just wonder and think about the government being able to see what you’re doing online, on social media. You might be talking to someone and you think you’re safe and think no one can see the conversation but people can see it like the government. Us people don’t think about what we post on social media and that can hurt us if we are trying to get a job or anything like that, even if we put our profile on private the stuff we put out there can be found some way. A lot of people feel that the government shouldn’t be able to see what we do online because it’s our personal life and there are some things we don’t want other to be able to see. We deserve to have some type of privacy and we don’t deserve to just be watched by people we don’t

People live in a world today where most communication takes place through a technological mediator. One of the most common forms of these mediators is social media. According to an article by Patricia Reaney, 62% of the population of 26 countries, including; the United States of America, Russia, Japan, Indonesia, and South Africa use social media. That means that more than half of everyone in some of the biggest countries in the world uses social media. The United States alone has over 300 million people, 62% of that being 186 million people. Anything that is part of the livelihood of that many people should be looked farther into for any hidden dangers or benefits. How does this much impersonal conversation affect what people’s real world interactions are? How does it change their mental thought processes? From message boards and private Skype calls to public posts and forums, how do all of these affect everyone? There is no inherent good or bad to social media’s affect on everyone, it is purely situational and what people themselves make it to be.

her social media places from followers who wish to be like her. Cooney stated that she does not have anorexia, but that is another part of it. A part of a mental illness such as anorexia is the image the person sees of themselves is different than what they are actually like. So, while we, the viewers, can see her as unhealthily thin she could very well be seeing herself at a normal weight. Another thing is, it is often very hard to admit you have a problem like that so she could be denying it for that reason. But, the problem is because she is denying it as an issue it is also giving the message that it is okay to be thin like that, that it is normal. It is not though. She is unintentionally influencing her viewers and the media is fine with it. There was one attempt to remove her presence from the internet via a petition from concerned parents but it ultimately failed to garner the needed signatures (Kelley). Cooney remains, spreading her body-image in cyberspace. Another thing in the media, especially for teens is the representation of them in movies and shows. Children play children, adults play adults, but teens do not normally play teens. Instead teens are often played by adults whom have long aged out of the awkward stage of puberty and carry no acne. It is another instance of “perfect” body types. Teens feel ugly because their TV “counter parts” lack things like acne or have breasts. Both traits of which are common among grown women. Those things are also things

those they look up to. They want to feel what their hero’s or idols feel when they are performing in their music videos or acting in their movies. If exposed to violent media, teens are more likely to repeat what they have seen to hopefully achieve the same results or sense of nostalgia as previously viewed. These criminal acts would not only damage the individual and remain on record forever, but society as a whole would reflect and would only help deepen the wound of social media’s single story. Although logically when read on paper or perhaps seen through the news, such acts seem like obvious activities to avoid, but using social media, huge entertainment diligences have glamorized the lives of those who perpetrate such acts. “One of the disadvantages of the social media is that people start to follow others who are wealthy or drug addicted and share their views and videos on the web. Which eventually inspires others to follow the same and get addicted to the drugs and alcohol” (Ahmad). This goes to prove and suggest that many real physical influences have been put on a pedestal for teens and appear to be ways of life that will satisfy artificial needs. It has become well know knowledge across the United States that an excess of alcohol, drugs, or narcotics can lead to dangerous physical and mental health disabilities. Through social media though they appear harmless and even sometimes necessary to be a part of a culture that rules popular teen opinion. Through the

SixDegrees.com allowed users to create profile, lists their Friends and, beginning in 1998, surf the Friends list.” (Boyd & Ellison, 2007). As technology advanced, social media combined business and personal interactions through website called Ryze.com. The social compliment website, Friendster.com encountered difficulties because the website only allowed users to view profiles of those who were “four degrees away (friends-of-friends-of-friends-of-friends).” This made it difficult to reach out to strangers unless willing to add these strangers as friends (Boyd & Ellison,2007). Fast-forwarding to today, social media has risen to a more global scale allowing users to communicate and share with other users that reside in different cities, states, or countries.

Did you know many 13 year olds in 2016 checking their social media more than 100 times a day? With social media around, of course some might object that having social media. Is superior to all necessities of their lives to add on. Basically, the communtity is trying to stop teengers and kids, from having the addition to check their phones all the time. That is why, we’re trying to stop underaged kids being on it, before any problems are started. Social media has many kids under the age of the website, lying about their age. Being perhaps, cyberbullying, seeing inappropriate pictures, and making others make them feel bad about themselves. This may all sound false, but you may assume it is safe. Social media shouldn’t be for young kids, or

In recent years, the world has changed by modern technological developments. People in these days are living real revolution and changes that affect in somehow their life. Social media has contributed to link parts of this wide world to each other, and paved the way for all people exchange views and ideas. In addition, social media sites are considered the most widespread on the Internet because of its characteristics that made it different from other websites. Because of social media, people has become living in small town. They do not need to travel in order to getting informations or news. Social media has created easier way to achieve communication between individuals and groups.Social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace , High Five, Tagged and YouTube have allowed people to exchange video clips, photos, share files and perform immediate talks and direct communication and interaction between the audience. Despite of advantages of social media that offer to its users, there are some disadvantages that may overcome those advantages. There are a lot of severe criticisms that social media faced because of its negative impact on individuals, families and society. Steal information, break the personal privacy, wasting a lot of time and isolation from people are some of problems that people have faced because of social media. People have divided into two group toward this issue. Some people think that social media has contributed to make their life better.

Over 75% of all internet users use social media today. Eleven years ago, only 7% of American adults used social media sites. Social media is a type of online communication used to create, share, or exchange information available to anyone.Today, social media affects our lives in many ways; sometimes without us knowing. Social media sites affect education, society, relationships, advertising, job professions, etc. However, it’s not always for the best.

In between these two incidents, he behaved violence very often. He pushed me to the wall, slapped me, squeezed my neck, squeezed my mouth, once he pushed me and I had a leg muscle damage and couldn’t walk properly for a few days. Once he threw a water jug at me, jug was broken hitting on the bed and wasn’t hit on my face for a luck. Most of these things happened the day after he had a drink (alcohol). He has done things I get hurt, purposely sometimes knowing I will get hurt {clubbing with other women, ignorance in social media, ignore me when we are out with friends giving more attention to other women…etc. (Picture 18, Messages 02)} and when I tell him what he’s doing is wrong and I’m hurt, he gets angry and shouting at me. Never talk peacefully in a calm manner. He has this anger issue which he can’t control himself even. He’s shivering, shouting and hit himself too, not only me. Sometimes he comes home, asking me to get into the car to saying we are going to the super market, then he’s starting a fighting shouting inside the car. I asked why he is taking me away like that, he said if neighbours hear he’s shouting and I’m crying, it will be a trouble. One day he hit the windscreen by hand when he’s angry and it’s got cracked. (Document 07). Somedays he’s asking me to get down from the car after taking me away from home.

Do we ever really worry about the effects of social media? Some of us turn our backs on the effects of social media. As if it isn’t a problem, some of us have the wrong idea about social media. If social media was always used in for the right things, there wouldn’t be as many problems as it is now with it. It is crazy how fast social media can make you and break you all at the same time. There will always be a good and a bad effect of social media.

Society as a whole lives constantly being watched by the social media, twitter, employers and even shopping surveillance cameras. Although each outlet has its different purpose for watching, there exist pros and cons. Social media may share a User’s individual lifestyles or events with just a touch of a button or a click of a mouse. Utilizing Twitter to monitor or view friends, family, or celebrity updates, which is a form of surveillance of people’s lives. An employer retains a watchful eye on a new employee to ensure they occupy the right fit for the company or can also watch to ensure their assets remain secure. Surveillance monitors property or assets to prevent theft, however, who are the true assets it monitors? The consumer in the store of course. Consumers are the bread and butter of the store, without the consumer, there are no sales, and if there are no sales, there would be no store. I refute the claim that the retail anthropologists’ surveillance of consumers is manipulative or unethical. In fact, the surveillance of consumers can serve both the retailer and the consumer by providing videos which show what products the consumer desires and buys, it can advise the retailer to place quality products in appropriate organizational areas, and provide not only the consumer, nonetheless the retailer with an overall superior shopping experience.