Misuse of social media

MISUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Social media – websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking- a collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration

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Social Media is beneficial when you use it right. It's NOT for stalking people. It's for knowing where people are, what people do, what they think, and what's happening now to their lives.

When Social Media used wrongly, then the benefit will fade out and disadvantage will come. We've heard about several crimes committed from social media, whether it's from Facebook, Twitter, online dating site, and so on. The crimes just not a physical crime, but actually from sharing illegal site for underage, showing pornography to the society, and other cyber crime can threatens the law and humanity and also give an opportunity for crime to happens furthermore. 

How are social networking sites

misused?

Loss of PrivacySexual PredatorsCyberbullying

Time ConsumptionLoss of Social Skills

Loss of PrivacyOne basic problem that can come with the use of social networking sites is the loss of individual privacy. This is because all social networking sites involve placing personal information on the internet, and it's possible for people in almost all corners of the world to see that information. There are privacy settings for these sites, but many young people can be careless about this. 

Sexual PredatorsA very serious problem which is related to loss of privacy is sexual predation. Because they don't always think before they post, students sometimes upload scandalous pictures of themselves onto their profiles. These could then be viewed by sexual predators. 

Cyberbullying  A cyberbully is someone who abuses another person through the internet or other technology. Social networking sites are often breeding grounds for such abuse. This is because it's so quick and easy to post a mean comment, send an intimidating message, start a nasty rumor, or upload embarrassing photos.

Time ConsumptionThey can be very addicting and take up a lot of students time. That time could be used for more productive activities.

Loss of Social SkillsIt seems to be contradictory that people would lose social skills because of social networking sites. However, some people perceive this as another disadvantage. Many of today's students feel more comfortable chatting with a person online than talking in a verbal conversation. 

In conclusions, we can say that social media can brings more goods than harms itself, when people realize what they can get and using it right. The age limit from social media is not border for us to go to social media. I mean people have to be at least 17 to join the media, because maybe people already know and able to decide for themselves what's good and what's not. We don't have to use all the social media, but we only have to use some social media, which can connected us to what our purpose is.

REFERENCES:http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/how-the-masses-misuse-social-media.html

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