Social Media has many positive effects on education including
better communication, timely information, socializing online, learning, enhancing skills
, making a career among others. But the same has some negative effects which include identity theft, cyber bullying, and social isolation.
The negative aspects of social media
However, multiple studies have found a strong link between heavy social media and an increased risk for depression,
anxiety, loneliness, self-harm
, and even suicidal thoughts. Social media may promote negative experiences such as: Inadequacy about your life or appearance.
Studies found out that academic outcome of students who spent most of their time interacting using social media are
positive
because they were able to share and generate ideas and concepts related to their studies.
Social Media has many positive effects on education including
better communication, timely information, socializing online, learning, enhancing skills
, making a career among others. But the same has some negative effects which include identity theft, cyber bullying, and social isolation.
It has made it easy to connect to our family members, friends and relatives on a real-time basis. With social media,
people can share pictures and videos and communicate with their close ones
. This has strengthened relationships and it is bringing families together in a way that was not possible in the past.
The study found that students who spent the most time using social media had “
fewer academic behaviors
, such as completing homework and attending class, lower academic confidence and more problems affecting their school work, like lack of sleep and substance abuse.”
- cyberbullying (bullying using digital technology)
- invasion of privacy.
- identity theft.
- your child seeing offensive images and messages.
- the presence of strangers who may be there to ‘groom' other members.
Why is social media important? Social media is important
because it allows you to reach, nurture, and engage with your target audience — no matter their location
. When a business can use social media to connect with its audience, it can use social media to generate brand awareness, leads, sales, and revenue.
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.
Social media unfortunately has a negative impact on society
, because instead of people having to build up their own strength to be mean and say horrible things to someone in person, face-to-face, they can hide behind their phone, tablet, computer, or any sort of virtual shield that will keep them from having to …
Apparently, fame on social media
has a considerable influence on how a person perceives their status in real life as well
. … Public perception, in turn, influences self-perception of a person and raises a person's social status in the eyes of others, and in the eyes of that person as well.
- Social Media Makes It Easier to Make Friends. …
- Social Media Fosters Empathy. …
- Social Media Allows for Speedy Communication. …
- Social Media Makes the World Seem Smaller. …
- Social Media Helps You Build Relationships. …
- Social Media Helps News Travel Faster.
- Build relationships. Social media is not just about brands connecting with their customers. …
- Share your expertise. Social media gives you an opportunity to talk about what you know and what you want to be known for. …
- Increase your visibility. …
- Educate yourself. …
- Connect anytime.
- Make sure to set your account preferences to private. …
- Don't connect with strangers on social media. …
- When browsing online, always protect your location. …
- Don't upload high-resolution pictures to your social media profiles. …
- Make sure you're not oversharing.
In social media, there are risks of communicating data and information that violates applicable laws and regulations, including
infringement of trademarks and copyrights, data security issues, employment issues, violations of privacy rights and mismanagement of electronic communications
.
Social media can be an
awesome environment to encourage each other, communicate with people and share our stories
. Social media gives us a chance to reconnect and keep up with old friends and friends that live far away. It gives us the opportunity to share our stories and get our opinions out there.
