Social Media And Technology s Impacts On Youth - 2483 Words

Social Media and Technology’s Impacts on Youth There is no doubt that everyone has a cellphone these days. With these cellphones comes the access to the social media. You can go to a restaurant or store and you will see everyone from a toddler to an elder glued to some kind of technology in front of them. Because this has become so normal to our generation, most are too occupied to the technology to realize how they are being affected by it. Everyone is using it daily, all day, causing it to impact many people, including the youth of today. Social media and technology can have a positive impact on youth, but it can also have a negative impact. Positive Impact on Youth Even though there are many negative things about to media and technology†¦show more content†¦They can be inspire by all the other teens that freely express themselves, also. WIth this, it is very easy for the teenagers to create new friends and social groups. Teenagers can find people that have the same interests and create new friendships. They can expand their social group just by clicking a few buttons. Social media and technology makes it very easy to reach out to one another. Many social media sites set theirs up so it is even easier for teenagers to reach out to one another. They can list their hobbies and interests when they begin the website. Author Dr. Gwenn O’Keeffe, CEO and editor of in-chief of Pediatrics Now, â€Å"Social media sites are mostly good. They’re where kids socialize and where they connect together today,† (Media has Good). This foremore proves my point that social media and technology can be good as long as it used in the correct way. Because, of course there are always negatives and positive ways of everything, it really just depends on the user. Negative Impact on Youth There are quite a few negative impacts of social media on youth. Many of the negativities being, cyberbullying, lower self esteems, anxiety, violence becoming normal , and obesity. Cyberbullying can be done anytime to anyone. Social media and technology have made it so easy for teens to cyber bully one another. Cyberbullying can start by having a disagreement with someone, but having the social media to say it,