THE DANGERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Jashan: It is difficult to quantify the immeasurable impact and power of Social Media. Let's just say It
is enormously influential and is both, a boon and a bane.

Neer: When used properly, the benefits of social media can far outweigh some of its downfalls.
Social media changes the world every day, in ways both small and large. For everyone who uses it,
social media at least promotes and encourages communication and lends to more modern ways of
learning and communicating, along with keeping them updated with the recent trends and daily
news.

Jashan: However, social media use can also negatively affect the youth distracting them, disrupting
their sleep, and exposing them to bullying, rumor spreading, unrealistic views of other people's lives
and peer pressure. In today’s youth culture, it seems as if teens are permanently glued to their cell
phones; constantly receiving beeping, buzzing and blinking alerts .

Neer: The use of social media is associated with various issues, when it comes to people’s emotional,
mental and physical wellbeing, and many other areas of life.

Jashan: Specifically, research shows that excessive use of social media is associated with:

• Anxiety.

• Stress.

• Emotional exhaustion.

• Depression.

• Loneliness.

• Envy.

• Low self-esteem.

• Low-quality sleep.

(and)

• Health problems.

Jashan: Other dangers include hacking, identity theft, inappropriate content and invasion of privacy
for social media users. It is not necessary that this will happen to everyone, but the risk should not
be ignored.
Jashan: We will now present a short video related to the advantages and disadvantages of social
media.

Neer: May we have the video please.

*after video*

Neer: After all of this it may seem like social media is some nefarious monster that u need to stay
away from, but that's not true. If used wisely, social media can seem like a blessing. At the end of the
day the role that social media plays on your life solely depends on you.

Thank you!