Question

Is social media is good for youths

Answer 1

Young people spend a lot of time on social media. They’re also more susceptible to peer pressure, low self-esteem and mental ill-health. A number of studies have found associations between increased social media use and depression, anxiety, sleep problems, eating concerns, and suicide risk.

Certain characteristics of social media may contribute to these negative effects.

Read more: Is social media to blame for the worsening mental health of teenage girls?

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying has been linked to depression, anxiety, social isolation, and suicide. Compared to “traditional” forms of bullying, cyberbullying can be witnessed by a larger audience, the perpetrator can remain anonymous, and the victim may find it difficult to escape.

Social media platforms have taken steps to address cyberbullying (such as Facebook’s “bullying prevention hub”), and almost all social media content can be reported to site administrators. But many victims don’t seek support, and research suggests 71% of young people don’t think social media platforms do enough to prevent cyberbullying.

Cyberbullying can be witnessed by a larger audience, the perpetrator can remain anonymous, and the victim may find it difficult to escape.from www.shutterstock.com

Comparisons to unrealistic portrayals

A common social media activity is viewing others people’s profiles. But these frequently portray edited versions of people’s lives, such as only displaying images in which the person looks attractiveor is seen enjoying themselves.

So young people may develop an impression other people’s lives are preferable to their own.

This can be made worse by the social endorsement provided by the number of “likes” a post might get. In one study, nearly one-fifth of respondents said they’d delete a post if it didn’t receive enough “likes”.

Answer 2

Answer :

Somehow, It entirely depends on how you use it. Social media is an interaction where you can meet anyone virtually. Social media use to post stuff. But the thing is most of the teens' use it in a negative way or as you can say, they use it too much. Teens with low esteem depress typically just because of comparing life with a post of others. Cyberbullying is one of the biggest problems these days.

Despite this social media is an astonishing platform to showcase your talent or to be in touch with others.  Though if you'll use the social media in an affirmative and in a minimum way or if you're showcasing your talent in a valid way then social media is totally good.

• Never be depressed just because of social media.

• Never skip classes or sleep.

• Don't let the cyberbullies harm you mentally.

• Focus more on the real world.

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