When we talk of Instagram, we are simply talking of the favourite app of youth on social media were most of the youth always participate. It's where most celebrities, influencers promote their talents to go further and viral across the world. On Instagram youth meets their long-lost high school friends and share numbers to communicate, and it's where youth explore breathtaking destinations, get style inspiration from fashionistas and even catch a glimpse of what others ate for breakfast.
After all, Instagram is more than just a photo-sharing app. It’s a digital scrapbook mixed with a never-ending reality show, where celebrities and everyday folks alike come to share their lives in a phone-shaped frame. Accounts can be easily hacked on Instagram if you didn't protect your account or it can easily be banned since some people makes money through hacking peoples account and selling them.
Instagram have got rules and restricted to different people of different ages, as it's explained in this video children under the age of 16 have got things that they can watch as long as youth watch things of their standard.
Since there are more youths on Instagram a lot of negatives things occur on Instagram
Particularly in the areas I’m most familiar with, we know there are effects on young people’s feelings about their appearance, their body satisfaction, and social media platforms can increase risk for eating disorders and other mental health concerns such as depression and low self-esteem. We know that cyberbullying occurs among young people, we know that for some young people, the consequences of that can be extremely damaging.
Some pictures on Instagram influences the young ones with bad images they post and also promote bad influences towards the community as it shown in this image , people learn bad things towards social media as it shown here young boys and other boys will be influenced and will end up changing themselves and wearing ladies clothes which is not a good thing.
DISADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO THE YOUTHS E verything on earth have got positives and negatives effects this applies also to social media which can harm the youth and any other person if not used properly. 1. Time wastage Many youths spend several hours each day on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and twitter and this led to addiction and poor management. Instead of studying or spending time with family some people spend most of their days scrolling videos and this reduces school performances. 2. Spread false information Social media can spread fake news and harmful trends , and some users post misleading information that can influence young people to make poor choices and to follow their bad information. Another thing is the exposure of negative content can make some of the youth angry and this may result in high committing of crimes in the world. 3. High rate of peer pressure Social media sometimes creates pressure among the youths as some will start comparing the...
BENEFITS OF SOCIAL MEDI A Social media offers teenagers numerous benefits, including enhanced social connections, opportunities for self-expression, and access to educational resources. Enhanced Social Connections Social media helps in building friendship and communities among the youth. It allows them to connect with others who share similar interest and hobbies or goals. During times of loneliness or stress online support or positive community can provide encouragement and comfort. As it's shown in this image below👇 ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Many students use social media to learn from online lessons, educational pages and tutorial and also to search information related to their academics for example some learners learn more easily through watching YouTube videos. Social media also spread important information about the things going around their country ...
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