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Today, sharing of private information has become the norm. Every person, in particular the young people update their statuses on a daily basis as they go about their activities. People use social media sites such as Instagram to share their photos of themselves of their day-to-day lives. In addition, Facebook is a platform that is used to share with people what was on their minds at that particular moment. On Twitter, young people share their tweets on various subjects as the favorite ones get more retweets. Through the various social media sites, individuals become famous for all the wrong reasons. These are the ones whose Facebook status updates are liked most, their tweets retweeted the most times as well as their photos on Instagram liked most.
Social media sites have a great influence on teenagers today and the impact continued to increase over the years. For instance, teenagers on Twitter had grown significantly from 16% to 24%. The typical teenager on Facebook has at least three hundred friends while a typical teenager on Twitter has more than seventy-eight followers. Research indicates that at present teenagers are not as enthusiastic about Facebook as they were in the past. There are more adults on Facebook; therefore, making it more boring and there is more drama and chances of clashing. An estimated 60% of teenagers on Facebook keep their profiles rather private and they report high levels of confidence in their quest to manage their settings.
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The Effects of Twitter and Instagram on Teenagers
1. Today, sharing of private information has become the norm. Every person, in particular the young people update their statuses on a daily basis as they go about their activities. People use social media sites such as Instagram to share their photos of themselves of their day-to-day lives. In addition, Facebook is a platform that is used to share with people what was on their minds at that particular moment. On Twitter, young people share their tweets on various subjects as the favorite ones get more retweets. Through the various social media sites, individuals become famous for all the wrong reasons. These are the ones whose Facebook status updates are liked most, their tweets retweeted the most times as well as their photos on Instagram liked most.
2. Social media sites have a great influence on teenagers today and the impact continued to increase over the years. For instance, teenagers on Twitter had grown significantly from 16% to 24%. The typical teenager on Facebook has at least three hundred friends while a typical teenager on Twitter has more than seventy-eight followers. Research indicates that at present teenagers are not as enthusiastic about Facebook as they were in the past. There are more adults on Facebook; therefore, making it more boring and there is more drama and chances of clashing. An estimated 60% of teenagers on Facebook keep their profiles rather private and they report high levels of confidence in their quest to manage their settings.
3. Many parents often ask themselves what their children are always doing on the internet and in particular social media all day long. It is important for these parents to understand that social media is now a way of life. One of the greatest effects of social media is that it is addictive. It is said that people have to log in to Facebook at least five times a day. It has become such a way life and a way to communicate with the rest of the world that a person cannot stay away from social media. According to studies, at least 63% of American have to log on to Twitter on a daily basis. Further, 40% of Americans log on more than once a day, a fact that almost all teenagers now have a mobile phone with them. This makes it easier for them to access social media sites as often as possible. This is not positive since it means that they will get addicted.
4. Getting addicted to social media is like any other addiction because people are not in a position to interact with other people since they do not have time to waste. Social media starts in the most harmless way possible. It starts to act as a source of distraction as well as boredom relief. Comments and likes are a positive reinforcement for people who had posted statuses or photos making it difficult for the individuals to stop that which they are doing. This addiction is common such that researchers create a scale, which can measure this particular addiction called ‘The Berge Faceboo ...
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