Asiana Times Reports:
Quick Summary
Social media has become an integral part of our lives and continues to change as technology advances. It has good, bad and ugly impacts on society and on individuals. It’s critical for parents to carefully manage their children’s use of social media to avoid some of the very damaging impacts social media can have on children.
Key Points
- There are two main classes of social media users: active users, who like to post and share content, and passive users who mainly lurk on social media and read/watch content posted by others. Most active users are young adults or teenagers.
- Social media has made our lives easier in many ways. It has made positive impacts on our ability to stay in touch, manage our finances, learn new skills and find new jobs.
- The negative impacts of social media can include cyberbullying, depression, social anxiety and exposure to adult content that is inappropriate for children.
- Social media can be bad for our mental health and overuse can lead to cognitive decline.
- Cyberbullying, mainly by teenagers, can have dramatic negative impacts on the lives of children and can, in some instances, lead to suicide.
The article states:
The Paw Research Centre did surveys to find out social media usage (early 2019 U.S. adults). The survey shocked the researchers. It was found out that teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 years old used social media for an average of nine hours a day, and between the ages of 8 and 12, it was about six hours a day.