What is the first thing you do when you wake up? Pray?
Are you going to open your eyes or browse
your Facebook newsfeed or Instagram? I bet you check your social media accounts first thing in the
morning. Am I right?
Good morning, everyone!
Social media is an essential component of everyone's life nowadays, especially the youth. It has
an effect on people both favorably and negatively. Social media platforms make it easy to make new
friends. In fact, it has altered the very concept of creating friends. It enables young people to make friends
from all over the world and communicate with them for as long as they want, whenever they want. Even
video chatting is now free of charge. A social networking site like Facebook has made it possible to
reconnect with long-lost friends in an instant. Indeed, social networking has been a boon to extroverts
and introverts alike, as well as students, online friends, and other sociable teenagers. We may share all
types of experiences with our friends now that we can connect with them at any moment. This
strengthens the friendship and relationship between the friends.
Friendship teaches children empathy, a vital emotion in their development into adults. They
psychologically relax when they socialize after school and assists them in overcoming adversity. Today's
youth is immersed in a world of school, homework, and sports. There is often little time for anything else.
For a variety of reasons, social media networks enable people to interact effectively and swiftly. People
can converse with multiple friends at the same time. Social networking services not only allow people to
reconnect with old friends, but also help them build a new network of friends and connections that may
assist them at various periods of their lives. Social media can be beneficial to education.
Never before have students been able to assist one another with educational questions, school
recommendations, project advice, and exam preparation in such a timely manner. Social media, on the
other hand, can have a harmful impact on youth. As with games and television, it is possible to become
addicted to these sites and stay stuck to the internet for hours, monitoring their account or accounts and
neglecting their studies. This excessive use of technology can have an impact on productivity, mental and
physical health.
Where there are bullies in most schools, there are also bullies on the internet. Youth, like adults,
should be monitored and concerns investigated. Dangers might appear in a variety of forms: teens can
use this platform to stalk other individuals, harass them in various ways using messaging, and send
offensive content. Many website regulations make account information public, and youngsters are often
unaware of this when they enable and permit access blindly. Irresponsible behavior might result in data
breaches and unethical content sharing. Though rare, major consequences can result in the hacking of
their social media profiles and, in some cases, financial accounts.
Today's youth devote countless minutes of their lives to these sites in the form of photographs,
post updates, and map updates. It makes them easily traceable and can let criminals perpetrate heinous
crimes like stalking, kidnapping, and murder. Although these acts are uncommon, a parallel might be
drawn to the actual world. In short, the real world is policed, and precautions are put in place to protect
our children from harm. Serious protections and education are now required for proper internet and social
media use.
Social media has both positive and negative effects on youth. It is critical that information
obtained through the internet be used and shared responsibly. As beneficial as it is, it can also be
detrimental if not utilized correctly. Social media may be both a blessing and a curse for today's youth.
Individual accountability is essential within a controlled framework of rules. Today's youth must be taught
how to use technology and the positive and negative consequences of their behavior.