EXAMINATION 3: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY (150 MINUTES)

Write a 1, 000 word argumentative essay on the following topic: “ Social media usage should be
regulated in young adults”.

Your full name: Le Phuong Linh

Your DOB: 23/12/2003

Your answer below:

Some social media platforms have been developed in recent years to fulfill the demands of
humans. Youtube is the platform that was created to allow people to view and debate lengthy
videos. Tiktok was released, ushering in a new era of ultra-short clips lasting only a few seconds
or up to two minutes. According to statista.com, Instagram and Facebook is the trendiest and
largest social network today, with the numerous user age group being 16-24 years old. As
society evolves, the age at which people may gain access to social media decreases. Adults
should be in charge of how their children use social media at this age.

Young people have wasted so much time on social media that they have forgotten all that is
going on around them. Instead of studying and working, they became addicted to social
networks, spending hours and hours watching social networks without getting any real value
for themselves. They cannot control themselves. The fact is that young adults pick up the
phone to study, they are easily distracted when there is a new message and reply to it. And,
just an accidentally click on Facebook, surf a few times, when looking back, 1 hour has passed.
According to the Digital 2021 report of digital advertising company "We Are Social" (UK),
Vietnam has about 72 million social network users, equivalent to more than 73% of the
population. The group of 25-34 years old and 18-24 years old, respectively, are the two groups
that use the most, so dependence is most likely to appear. Another group of young people is
absorbed with "virtual fame" on the internet. They only worry about how many people connect
with their images and if they are more popular now than they were yesterday, but they ignore
their personal lives. A good example is Kha Banh. He rose to prominence for his ludicrous
antics. The behavior that he does is only to ask for likes and interactions. He does not care
whether his behavior is good or bad for society but promotes controversial acts to create his
popularity. As a result, because they are unable to control their conduct at this age, they
require supervision.

The majority of today's youth do not understand how to use social media efficiently. They
haven't considered the perils of social media when used wrong, when they are easily infected,
and when they expose to inaccurate information. Young people seldom utilize social media as a
source of knowledge or as a tool for studying, working, or personal development. They
frequently use social networks to post their emotions, images, and videos about themselves, in
addition to connecting with friends and as a form of exchange or conversation. Social media
sites are like a melting pot of disparate data. Teenagers are still unable to govern and control
whether or not the information they consume is correct. The majority of them use social media
for amusement, look forward to drama, or easily follow the crowd to criticize someone. It is
easy for them to become cyberbulling, and suffer terrible effects from it. Not only that, but
young people are duped easily and their assets plundered through social media. The types of
fraud used to get access to the property on social media are becoming more complex. When
young individuals do not have enough life experience, fraudsters find them to be "sweet prey."
Sophisticated scams from selling things, hacking accounts, spam websites with automated
deductions, all been reported on reputable news sites, to warn users to be wary of scams in
this case. As a result, parents must monitor and intervene as needed to ensure that their
children do not move on the wrong path, avoid losing money, and teach their children how to
use social media correctly.

Some individuals believe that to develop teenagers' independence and freedom, they should
not be controlled to use social media. Instead, they should be permitted to do so on their own.
I agree with this viewpoint as well. Is everyone, however, capable of dealing with their
difficulties on social media and determining whether the information they receive online is
correct or incorrect? No, that is not the case. Instead of allowing children "freedom of
expression" on social media, families and schools should teach them how to handle social
media correctly. In a conversation about "can parents ban/control the way their children use
social media," I witnessed a terrible reality: according to 40 out of 50 pupils, they would be
forbidden from using social apps, instead of sitting and chatting and studying how to utilize
social networks appropriately, seize phones or limited their use. Rather than banning, parents

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can use third-party apps to control their children's social media usage. Moreover, they can talk
with their children to find a way to manage their children's social media usage reasonable
association. That is a strategy to shield children from harmful content on social media while
also teaching them to think critically when they come across a similar context in the future.

In summary, monitoring and modifying how young people use social media is critical in today's
world. Because the world is changing at a rapid pace, the necessity to utilize social media is
increasing, young people must understand how to use social media effectively. They will absorb
important knowledge by controlling it and learning how to utilize it appropriately, allowing
them to grow themselves and contribute numerous advantages to society.