Dangers of Social Networking Sites

Using social media not only may lead to violent behavior but also has caused both emotional and social changes. Social media, especially Facebook, has resulted in students becoming heavily addicted to social media, and while many individuals would argue that drugs and/or alcohol are more addictive than social media or that social media addiction is not a huge problem, the fact is that social media is addictive and potentially problematic (Ann, 2011). Students that utilize social media on a regular basis may lose their ability to engage in meaningful face-to-face communication (Albury & Crawford, 2012). Even if the world is currently turning to technology, students must be able to converse in the real-life setting. Most social media websites have become highly famous for cyberbullying, and this has become an unfortunate trend in society.

Aside from the benefits of being connec... ... middle of paper ... ...ot or not don’t help towards these percentages. There’s a constant comparison with others when teenagers use websites like these and its causing harm on the way they view themselves. To conclude, social media has many negative affects, social media sites have changed the way teenagers think, interact, it affects how they act online and how they view themselves. Social media distracts teenagers from their everyday lives. It leads to unfortunate cyber bullying and it leads to reduction in face to face interactions, the more time the students spend on these social media sites, the less time they will spend socializing in real life.

The use of social media by young adults has harmful psychological effects, creates antisocial effects, and negatively consumes time. Social media has harmful psychological effects on young adults. Social websites generate cyber bullying, depression, and a lack of independence. Cyber bullying is extremely prevalent among young adult users of social media. Many young adults claim they “have seen more bullying over the internet than in real life” [6].

While it's unfair to imply that Facebook causes the bullying, it does mean that bullies have another way of targeting their victims. Facebook is a time consumer for most individuals; the average time spent on Facebook is about 23 minutes a day. That means that users are spending over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook. It can be really distracting because people are in danger of just being addicted to it, addicted to liking someone's post or commenting on it that would make it easy to ignore important responsibilities in life. It can distract students from doing homework and their daily work.

Often ti... ... middle of paper ... ... constantly compare themselves to others. When kids feel they can’t make themselves be like the pretty famous people online- that’s when eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia come about to try to deal with their depression. Third, teen suicide and depression has increased because cyber bullying over social media sites has hit an all-time high. Social media should be limited to teenagers to improve mental health, overall. MLA Citations "7 Telltale Signs Social Media Is Killing Your Self-Esteem."

She also lists the possible alternative online tools to be effectively used by students when communicating with their peers. Additionally, such social networks are nothing more than a mess of people who do not know each other (Derbyshire, 2011). Tang also criticizes the immediate interactions integrated within most social networks, stating that they encourage students staying online 24/7, distracting from class work and studying on the whole. The services within social networks also hinder the real time management. The majority of students using social networking services can easily become depressed if they are deprived of the opp... ... middle of paper ... ... giving way to more frank opinions; making shopping easier; improving educational process; still social networks do much harm loosening former strong ties; retarding children’s thinking processes; changing behavior into addictive, aggressive, and depressive; blurring the border between true identity and a “made-up” identity; concealing fraud and lies; having a downfall at performance at workplace and educational establishments; and negatively affecting health.

Facebook: the not so pretty side of it Everyday people’s grades fall, are cyberbullied, or are exposed to inappropriate content, or even put themselves in danger because of Facebook. 38 percent of victims from frequent cyberbullying thought or committed suicide in 2013. ().Because of distraction, Facebook caused many kid’s grades to lower because they spend less time studying and more time scrolling on their computers and clicking “like” on a friend’s pictures. Studies have shown that Facebook users spend 11 hours studying and working on academic work while non-users spend 15 hours. Many children are exposed to inappropriate content, like, advice on eating disorders, Facebook can be a good cite, but for only people who can use it properly.

Overall, seeing other people live exciting lives or being happy is causing depression because teenagers can’t live up to that standard. According to Duffy and Edson Tandoc, a former doctoral student at MU and now an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, a Facebook study he conducted found, “that if Facebook users experience envy of the activities and lifestyles of their friends on Facebook, they are much more likely to report feelings of depression.” Teenagers desperately need to find themselves, but instead compare themselves to others making them feel depressed when

The negative effects of social media are very serious compared to the positive effects. Social media is very addictive. This is because people use the internet for “distraction and boredom relief” (top 10 ways social media affects our mental health 5). People also tend to log onto social media because it gives people positive reinforcement. Social media also makes people compare themselves to others.

Internet addiction has become a serious issue in society today because it causes people to neglect work, social relationships, and, in some cases it could alters one’s health. A large portion of Americans are involved with social-networking websites and this can also lead to a very serious addiction. “The average teen chooses to spend an average of 16.7 hours a week reading and writing online”(Goldwasser 239). By focusing on how much reading and writing a teen does on the computer, Goldwasser overlooks the deeper problem of whether or not this type of reading and writing is educational. Teenagers spend too much time on social networking websites and this trend can eventually make matters worse.