User:Samuel205

Social media is BAD

Parents! Watch out because your kid might be on their phone all day! Do you know why? Social Media! It is the one thing you should watch out for if you give your kid a phone or device. You will learn all about the things that can happen to your child with a phone and social media. I think that kids should not be able to have social media because it seals information, it is too addicting, people, in fact, can die because of it.It steals your information! When I searched up what social media does with your information, google searches told me that the social media app asks you for some information before you're allowed to use it. Turns out that that information that you give them helps them and other hackers to steal your most private information, many people have lost all their money or went bankrupt because of social apps. In fact, I got almost the same information from lifehack.org, the stolen information can conclude in: identity theft, identity fraud, stolen money, stolen accounts, and so much more. According to a Pew Research study, 49 percent of social media users say they use the networks to make new friends. But those online friends may actually be frauds looking to mine your personal information. Also according to the Allstate identity protection website, burglars and other criminals use information from other nonchalant social media users(like kids, no offence)to plan targeted, and other attacks so they can robb banks, murder people, etc. Think about it: what if you or one of your friends was the reason something was stolen or a person was killed, do you want that to happen? Social media is very addicting! According to an article by Addiction Center, Social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram produce the same neural circuitry that is caused by gambling and recreational drugs to keep consumers using their products as much as possible. Studies have shown that the constant stream of retweets, likes, and shares from these sites have affected the brain’s reward area to trigger the same kind of chemical reaction as other drugs, such as cocaine. In fact, neuroscientists have compared social media interaction to a syringe of dopamine being injected straight into the system. In an article, Dr.Joseph Rock, PsyD, says that “People get a sense of social well-being ― it’s as though they’re interacting with somebody, like they’re interacting with friends,” he explains “Researchers find people who are really heavy users develop a tolerance to that feeling, so they need more and more exposure to get the same effect. What does that sound like? Drug and alcohol use.” This shows that social media use is almost the same as drugs and alcohol. Paradigmtreatment.com says that social media addiction is a behavioral disorder in which teens or young adults become addicted by social media and are unable to reduce or end their use of online media despite clear negative consequences and terrible drawbacks. While many teenagers engage in some form of online media on a daily basis (including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Vine, Snapchat, and video games), teen social media addiction is characterized by the combination of an excessive media consumption, an increasing reliance on social media as a way to feel good, and an inability to stop this behavior despite suffering losses in friendship, decreased physical social engagement, and a bad impact at school. Social media is very dangerous for kids, and teens! A few days ago I watched a Dr.Phil show, explaining that two parents' teenage sons died from it. He was 16 and was using snapchat with his friends. He found a drug menu that looked like one of a restaurant that was also posted on tiktok, facebook, twitter, and instagram. He and one of his friends bought one of the drugs Wednesday last week. When his parents were asleep, he went to his driveway and met the drug dealer who he paid and took the drug, which was sprayed with poison. Later he took it and his parents found him dead on the floor, they tried to help but it was too late. This is why kids and teens shouldn't have social media. Google searches said “Use of social media – even just browsing posts – can be unhealthy and has been linked to feelings of envy, inadequacy and less satisfaction with life. Studies have even suggested that it can lead to ADHD symptoms, depression, anxiety and sleep deprivation.” I have two cousins that barely talk to anyone and aren't very kind when it comes to putting their phone down(this is antisocial behavior if you didn’t know.) This is very dangerous because no one makes good choices when they're angry: they could lose jobs, get into fights, get killed, or could even cost someone else's life. Why do you think they are antisocial? Social media of course! Social media is dangerous and bad, but, now you know that! Again, I think kids and teens should not have social media. I hope you enjoyed my essay and learned that social media is not good for children, I hope you enjoyed it!