Social Media Awareness

  NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA The Bad Along with the good comes the bad. With all of its benefits, the nature of social media presents a range of potential issues. Online vs Reality.  Social media itself is not the problem. It is the way people use it in place of actual communication and in-person socializing. “Friends” on social media may not actually be friends, and may even be strangers. Increased usage.  The more  time spent  on social media can lead to cyberbullying, social anxiety, depression, and exposure to content that is not age appropriate. Social Media is addicting.  When you’re playing a game or accomplishing a task, you seek to do it as well as you can. Once you succeed, your brain will give you a dose of dopamine and other happiness hormones, making you happy. The same mechanism functions when you post a picture to Instagram or Facebook. Once you see all the notifications f...

  “NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA” Social media is a platform for public around the World to discuss their issues and opinions. Children are growing up surrounded by mobile devices and interactive social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc which has made the social media a vital aspect of their life. The effects of social networking are twofold. On the positive side, social networks can act as invaluable tools for professionals and students in their education and career. On the negative side, the internet is laden with a number of risks with online communities.  Cyber bullying, which means a type of harassment that is perpetrated using electronic technology, is one of the risks. HOW SOCIAL MEDIA AFFECTS YOU   These days’ people can’t imagine their life without social media. Be aware! For any event in which you can’t imagine your existence without social media. Because then you are presumably a victim to the power that social media sites have o...