The Dangers of Social Media

About 3.96 billion people use social media (Backlinko). Social media is part of pretty much everyone’s life. It is used for pretty much everything from promoting businesses to posting selfies. But what are the real effects of these social media apps? Everyday there are so many things posted and uploaded to these apps and a lot of it can be harmful and untrustworthy. Social media is damaging.

Social media creates an unrealistic standard. You always see the most fit, rich, and happy people on the internet. Social media has an affect on its users and it makes people think they have to look, act, and live a certain way in order to be accepted. Many people will sit and compare themselves to these unrealistic standards. This damages their mental health. Social media isn’t always positive and can make big impact on people and how they think of themselves and others.

The internet is untrustworthy. Not everything you see on social media is true. Whether it be a fake business or that your symptoms are most likely because of cancer. Social media can give people a lot of misgiving information and since it has such an affect on people this could be damaging to everyone. Besides the information there are also many people on social media that can be untrustworthy. As stated above there are about 3.96 billion people. Your parents say to not talk to strangers yet we follow and like there pictures on the internet everyday. Social media is very untrustworthy and since it is such an influence on today’s society that’s why it can be so damaging.

On the other hand if you use social media wisely it can be a positive thing. Social media is a great way to promote a small business and get your product out there. It also is a great way to stay connected to your family and friends. You can be somewhat up to date with their lives and still have a way to be apart of it. Even though social media is a great way to stay connected and to know about current events that are happening around you it has a lot more negative affects to it than positive.

In conclusion, social media is damaging to society. It can create so many mental health problems for people especially teens who are the main users. It sets the bar for people to go by that is almost impossible to meet. It doesn’t only damage the persons mental health but it also has a lot of untrustworthy information that will only impact people negatively. Yes, it is a great way to connect to your friends and family and to possibly build a business but that is only a small percent of what is on these social media apps.

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