The impact of social media in our life

Final report

Writing and composition

Aya ben bdira

Mr. Zied Brahmia

Mediterranean School of Business

10 december, 2021
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Recently , social media has been growing rapidly and massively , absorbing an increasing

percentage of our daily routine and progressively controlling our whole universe. However, it

is unclear if it is having a harmful impact on our mental health or contributing to our mental

and psychological development.

According to Nicola Formichetti “the dark side of social media is that within seconds,

anything can be blown out of proportion and taken out of context .and it’s very difficult not

to get swept up in it all”. In reality , living in a totally virtualized environment causes us to be

less socially engaged, which has a big impact on our self-development because technology

will never replace the wonderful moments that we experience together in real life. In another

world, socializing is important for gaining experience, honing our social skills, and learning

something new from every person we meet and every situation we face, but spending long

periods of time isolated in a completely virtual reality would increase anxiety levels because

we are more likely to be exposed to various harmful digital experiences. such as

Cyberbullying that can lead to severe depression on teenagers, leading to suicide in some

cases. Overall, according to cyber bullying statistics "36.5 percent of people believe they

have been cyberbullied in their lifetime," which affects their self-esteem and causes them to

prioritize pleasing others around them. In that case ,some people may use their experiences to

develop strong and socially independent personalities, but others may suffer from low self-

esteem, which can have a long-term influence on their lives. Furthermore, studies have lately

shown that the majority of those victims would become digital bullies in the future to mask

their fears and lack of inner peace. In fact, the office of the national statistics has shown that

“70% children who experienced online bullying said this was by someone from their school”.

Unfortunately, the cycle continues to the point that we have a society filled with hate and

anger in which some of the victims maybe lead to the darks criminals sphere and we can

mention the example of many criminals and sociopaths that had a severe trauma in their
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childhood caused by cyberbullying. we can also add the sexting that is considered one of the

most awful cyber crime , according to a recent survey from 2008 and 2009 “20% of teens,

ages 13 to 19, including 18% of teen boys and 22% of teen girls had sent or posted nude or

semi‐nude pictures or videos of themselves on the Internet or through a cell phone”, sexting

can have a detrimental psychological impact on children and adolescent especially if he or

she has been coerced to send nude photographs and feels ashamed as a result of the con

Sexting can have a negative impact on the child, especially if he or she has been coerced to

send nude photographs and feels ashamed as a result of the conduct. Sexting may cause far

more than shame if such photographs are shared with others. Your child's social reputation,

which is especially essential throughout the tween and adolescent years, may be irreparably

harmed, and your child may be cyberbullied as a result. The shame and embarrassment

associated with a horrible sexting scenario might lead to your child's suicide.

additionally, users' self-esteem, confidence, and mental health may be influenced by

media , those who are entirely concerned with social comparisons may suffer from negative

consequences such as lower appearance satisfaction, low self-evaluation, increased bad mood,

and insecurity In fact, “A 2015 study found that social comparison and feedback seeking by

teens using social media and cellphones was linked with depressive symptoms”. Teenagers

are evaluated based on the amount of likes they receive on Instagram or twitter , and they

begin seeking the attention of their virtual friends to feel self-satisfied, which effects

favorably their mental-health, and vice versa. It means that when their pictures receive

negative comments and a low number of likes, it has a negative impact on their overall well-

being. This is especially true for celebrities or social media influencers, who are competing

with each other and everyone is trying to be the best in terms of: number of followers or

reactions on their posts, so they try to buy the most expensive products and visit the best

hotels and areas to impress their followers because all those celebrities don't reveal  their  dark
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side of their everyday routines, they just show  how  brilliance and ideal of their routine can

be ,they  also incentivize people to follow their lifestyle that is for sure not for everyone

because as we all know that all these products are sponsored and as a consequence to

that ,followers  begin comparing their lives to all of those bloggers and grumbling about their

implications, causing them mental anguish and sense of loss , vloggers are cheerful the whole

day, smiling, partying, enjoying life, and striving to share positivity with others who follow

them, which is illogical because each person being can be faced to difficulties and depressed

mood, which again is totally natural.

Add to that, it has approved recently that some people has diagnostic by FOMO as known by

Fear of missing out,. It could keeping you returning back into social media as a basis routine

. Even if is insignificant information that cannot be postponed or require an urgent reaction,

FOMO will convince you that it is important more than everything you are doing at that

moment .Also, It seems that if you don't keep updated on the new sociocultural news

channels or drama, you'll be left out of the conversation at school or work. Perhaps you're

right. According to FOMO statistics that” 20% of people can’t go for more than 1 hour

without checking social media.”. Also, we can’t deny the harmful effect of social media on

our physical health not only mental health . indeed, Being connected for extended periods of

time can cause serious health  problems such as headaches and overweight due to the absence

of sports activities, as well as eye problems that can cause permanent sight issues, particularly

in children, and they can easily become addicted to social media and dependent on video

games although some video games can impact on the behavior of children and may lead to

aggression and violence towards others and other numerous drawbacks as depression ,

anxiety and can even reach to the point of death and the famous movie “ suicidal room” has

shown all the harmful shades of it and how dangerous it can be .

on the other hand, many people believe that social media is an outstanding way of

communication since it grows soft skills and encourages their users to step outside of their

comfort zone by offering them  various opportunities to explore their qualities and their

weaknesses and work on their management skills. First and foremost, social media is a

blessing gift since it allows you to meet more people from all over the world and get more

socially connected and communicate with individuals from other nations, all of which reduces

the rates of isolation and social independence. And We all see how effective social media in

our life during the previous pandemic crisis in which it aided our lives by providing access to

online education platforms, keeping us in touch with one another, and raising knowledge

about measures to help eliminate the virus and restrict its spread throughout the world. Also,

during the quarantine, we were able to profit from the beneficial aspects of the internet, and

we were able to overcome hard confinement days owing to social media. Moreover, Social

media may be an excellent tool for social and self improvement, but everything relies on how

you use it. actualy , internet users are the one who decided whether that will be damaging or

beneficial You may also download whatever program you want and even make your own

application to earn money: you can find all books, songs, and games whenever you want

through the play store or Appstore. We could also mention "freelance work," which would be

a superb way for teens to generate money without leaving their homes. by Being a freelancer

also leads to the growth of qualifications .

When it comes to connectivity, one of the most significant advantages of social media is the

opportunity to grow, develop, and build social networks. Whether you're an user of a

Facebook for your favorite TV show or have joined an Instagram virtual book club, social

media allows us the ability to meet and interact with like-minded individuals from all over the

world. Furthermore , social media can be a blessing or even a miracle for some people ,we all

have heard at least once about how social networking platforms have brought people back
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together after natural catastrophes or after a long period of separation and we put the

example of the famous show “Oprah Winfrey” that has gathered many families together and

has helped to put ends to many familial conflicts. Furthermore , the impact of influences is

not limited by entertaining their followers however some influencers can be a life savers and

change the life of people by sharing their dark sides and how they overcame and beat their

weaknesses and becoming who they are and we can put the example of one the most famous

youtuber in the middle east as known by “Abou Fela” who has suffered from poverty and

bullying in school but despite all these difficulties he reached his goal and become an

inspiration to many teenagers as they see him as an idol .

Social media has aided in developing commercial rapport by instilling trust in individuals,

and its promotion leads to a rise in sales, hence increasing profits. The ratings and comments

left by people are extremely beneficial to businesses. Many businesses have grown their

income solely as a result of social media and the likes they acquired from consumers.

Moreover, Sharing your  business on media is a terrific opportunity to  impress your followers

by  your knowledgeable and smart  content and boost your  audience ,Hootsuite for example,

used infographics to share entertaining facts and statistics from their newest Digital 2020 - 21

worldwide report with their Followers on twitter.

Unfortunately , nowadays the teenager still don’t consider media as threat by sharing too

much about themselves with no consent that this behaviors and this improper use of web can

put their privacy in danger and unfortunately , many web users take advantages of teenagers

who are unconcerned about privacy violations as they seem to be an easy target for them by

sending adds that may look normal at the first sight but in reality they are some kind of virus

that track to their personal information and the famous movie “ social dilemma” has revealed

how the social media platforms such as Facebook, google or YouTube are tracking us and
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know every detail about our lives by using some developed logistics to have the access to

stalk us.

To summarize, no one can disagree that social media is a magnificent innovation of all time,

and it is clear that it has brought intellectual and conceptual worth to our lives as well as

delight to our routine: it has opened many doors and facilitated many things around us.

However, it is still a concerning issue that is endangering our youth and impacting our

children if not utilized sparingly and intelligently. So, the best way to limit its drawbacks is to

work on improving supervision procedures and regulating its use by strictly controlling what

is posted online and attempting to set strict rules. Additionally, parents should supervise their

children on a regular basis to protect them and ensure they are consuming the appropriate

amount of digital technology.

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