In the last couple of years’ technology has advanced dramatically. This dramatic change opened many doors for communities. Such as, many things are being created and a lot of these changes makes a person’s life much easier. Also, it opens the possibility of social media to have an influence for young people. Social media allows people to be more connected world-wide, but it exists risks for young people to see or do inappropriate things because teenagers see it on social media. For teens, social media turns to an addiction. Addiction is a need and a habit that someone feels they must have it. Some teenagers tend to be immature when using social media and their more likely to bully others. Therefore, social media should be banned or limited
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Social media should be banned for teens younger than 18 because it increases the risk for teens to think about committing suicide. Many people use social media and a lot of them use it inappropriately. A hand full of teens tend to bully others just to have fun. The problem with this is that they are hurting others deeply. Today, many teenagers in the world are using social media and the most common social media is Facebook. According to, the article titled, Where Do Youth Learn About Suicides on The Internet, And What Influence Does This Have on Suicidal Ideation? written by Lenhart, Purcell, Smith, and Zickuhr says, “One potentially influential online source of information about suicidal behavior of others is the widespread use of social networking sites. The most popular of …show more content…
When a teen has, or is at risk of depression they are also at risk of social isolation and maybe would not want to speak to anyone in days and these teens always spend time alone. Also, social isolation happens because of teens getting bullied. Many teens who get bullied they prefer not to tell anyone because they feel it will only make it worse. For example, the article Clinical Report—The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families says, “Recent research indicates that there are frequent online expressions of offline behaviors, such as bullying, clique-forming, and sexual experimentation, that have introduced problems such as cyberbullying, privacy issues, and “sexting.” Other problems that merit awareness include Internet addiction and concurrent sleep deprivation” (800). Internet addiction could be the cause sometimes for social isolation to occur to a teen because they are only using the internet and they avoid their surroundings. This is harming today’s teens because social isolation could affect them
Social media should be banned for teens younger than 18 because it increases the risk for teens to think about committing suicide. Many people use social media and a lot of them use it inappropriately. A hand full of teens tend to bully others just to have fun. The problem with this is that they are hurting others deeply. Today, many teenagers in the world are using social media and the most common social media is Facebook. According to, the article titled, Where Do Youth Learn About Suicides on The Internet, And What Influence Does This Have on Suicidal Ideation? written by Lenhart, Purcell, Smith, and Zickuhr says, “One potentially influential online source of information about suicidal behavior of others is the widespread use of social networking sites. The most popular of …show more content…
When a teen has, or is at risk of depression they are also at risk of social isolation and maybe would not want to speak to anyone in days and these teens always spend time alone. Also, social isolation happens because of teens getting bullied. Many teens who get bullied they prefer not to tell anyone because they feel it will only make it worse. For example, the article Clinical Report—The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families says, “Recent research indicates that there are frequent online expressions of offline behaviors, such as bullying, clique-forming, and sexual experimentation, that have introduced problems such as cyberbullying, privacy issues, and “sexting.” Other problems that merit awareness include Internet addiction and concurrent sleep deprivation” (800). Internet addiction could be the cause sometimes for social isolation to occur to a teen because they are only using the internet and they avoid their surroundings. This is harming today’s teens because social isolation could affect them