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People use social media to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos). [1] Around 95% of young people between the ages of 13–17 use at least one social media platform, [2] making it a major influence on young adolescents. While some authors claim that social media is to blame for the increase in anxiety ...
Educators teach media literacy skills because of the vulnerable relationship that young adults can have with social media. [13] Some examples of media literacy practices, particularly on Twitter, include using hashtags, live tweeting, and sharing information. [ 14 ]
LGBTQ+ youth have been able to find a community, confide in others, and feel less alone. Social media has made it "easier to find LGBTQ people online than offline, and it's safer too.', wrote a gender nonbinary youth" (Fischer 4). Social media has connected LGBTQ+ youth individuals to each other that is comfortable for many.
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Experts from many different fields have conducted research and held debates about how using social media affects mental health.Research suggests that mental health issues arising from social media use affect women more than men and vary according to the particular social media platform used, although it does affect every age and gender demographic in different ways.
Police officers made a Vulnerable Child Referral to the Mash. Days later on November 30, police were called following an argument where Rudakubana had kicked his father and caused damage to his car.
The way others portray themselves on social media might lead to young people trying to mimic those qualities or actions in an attempt to conform. In 2014, 40% of 789 respondents, in ages 13–17, felt the need to only post content to look good to others on social media. [ 62 ]
"At some point I wasn't able to post nice pretty pictures anymore. I was over it."