12.
Lack emotional connection Collison (2022), asserted that obviously, social
Lack of emotional connection or lack of connecting
to yourself is a huge drawback of social media.
13. It changes lifestyle habits, and it is sleep
disruption.
Do you know that more than 50% of diseases are
caused by lack of sleep one way or another? If we
don’t give our body that time, it is more likely to get
sick a lot.
14. Relying on social media for all contact.
This is the biggest drawback of all time. We have no
idea how to deal with people practically.
15. It can bring unwanted attention.
The social media influencers vary age-wise. From 6-
26, every person can be a social media influencer. But
not all of them want to welcome harassment through
DM or Comment section. But it still happens. Many
cases are going on about child predators reaching out
to youngsters, which is scary to think about since
children are easily manipulated.
16. Lack of control for inappropriate content
With full access to every kind of website and social
media platform added zero adult guidance, the
generations come across a lot of content. Not all of
the threat is appropriate to their age or values of a
society or a community.
17. Social Media facilitates Criminal activities
Social Media induces students to be either victims or
perpetrators of fraudulent activities. There have
been numerous cases of students who have been
duped online, resulting in them becoming stranded
to cope with the financial demands of school.
18. Leads to poor time management
Time is of essence in school where there is always an
academic calendar which must be adhered to. Failure
to work alongside this calendar is detrimental to the
student’s bid to move into the next class.
19. Social Media is distractive
A wise man once said that “Distraction leads to
destruction.” Thus via the Social Media a whole lot of
students become distracted, and this often leads to
the destruction of their academic excellence; which
is the major reason why they are in school.
20. Social Media makes students Lazy
Social Media makes students lazy as most students
will rather stay at home and copy and paste the
opinion of the author of an article rather than go to
the library to make findings, enquires, and formulate
an independent opinion on such topic or subject of
discourse.
media is a popular form of entertainment. There are
various entertainment options available in social
media. Students can use social media to relieve
stress they encounter during studies. The likes and
comments the people get to their posts make them
happy. And also, some students use social media to
play online games.
Roomi (2021), asserted that if you feel like limiting
screen time still won’t be effective, then actually
turning off your phone can make a huge difference.
Next time you grab it to unlock the screen, you’ll be
forced to pause and consider what you’re about to
do. If you’re the type of person that unlocks their
phone every few minutes, then this tip is for you.
According to Roomi (2021), it lets us share anything
with others. You can express your thoughts and
view a scenario from a completely different
perspective if you scroll down to the comment
section.
According to Nemours Teens Health (2019), Let's
imagine someone shared something wrong, and
then he was criticized and harassed online. This
sends a message to the entire community, and
people will start to think twice before posting
anything in the future. In this way, racism and
sexism are being eradicated.
Yadav (2021), asserted that the social media is
beneficial to students, especially students of the
university or other tertiary institutions who are
charged with term paper, project, and other forms
of academic activities which require research, as it
aids their research.
According to McGovern (2016), social media has
also created new concerns in relation to crime
itself. Victimization on social media platforms is not
uncommon. However, it is not all bad news. Social
media has created new opportunities for criminal
justice agencies to solve crimes, among other things.
Yadav (2021), This is where a ‘Screen time’
measuring app can be useful. Look at which apps you
use often and write down which you need to impose
limits on. For example, if you are on TikTok for two
hours a day make a note saying, “Limit time spent on
TikTok to 1 hour and 30 minutes”.
According to Collison (2022), Served as
entertainment, It's the least expensive kind of
entertainment after a long, stressful day. Sit back
and let your worries drift away.
Online Sense (2017), asserted that don’t Blame
Social Media for People’s Laziness
As much as we think social media and smartphones
are the reason why people are lazier than ever, think
again. We cannot blame social media for people’s
cyber addictions and laziness. Social media is simply
a tool we use to communicate with others. You could
say that social media correlates with people’s
laziness. Social media might be a contributing factor
to someone’s lack of focus and it certainly has a major
influence on society. However, social media doesn’t
cause laziness.
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