Most people in the world have some form of social networking such as Facebook Twitter, Instagram, etc. In today’s day, kids are getting more and more attached to these types of sites, especially kids under 16. It even seems like an average teen or pre-teen has to take a “selfie” every 5 minutes. Some of these teens say it is good to have such a reliable way to connect with friends over social networking websites. Is this an accurate statement? Is this true without any complications or flaws? Does a person on an average daily basis hear good news on a channel stating that there is no danger? There are noticeable flaws within these social networking websites. Such flaws can lead to horrific danger, and it is at a person’s fingertips! Even though, kids have an easier way to communicate with their friends online through social networking; kids under 16 should not have a social networking account because kids suffer from cyberbullying by using social networking websites, and this is causing kids to commit suicide at an alarming rate.
One major flaw nearly every person has heard of is cyberbullying from social networking websites. Kids that suffer from cyberbullying can sometimes commit suicide, such as the death of 12-year old Rebecca Sedwick in September 2013 along with other tragedies across the United States (www.today.com). Currently, there are more than 84% of kids that have a social networking profile, and the number of suicides are rising at a very alarming rate (www.bsecure.com). That is not all cyberbullying can take a major toll on. Kids who suffer from cyberbullying have a higher chance of using alcohol and drugs, skiping school, not wanting to go to school, end up receiving lower grades, haveing a lower-self-esteem, and ri...
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