The Social Media Problem In the essay “How Companies Deceive Us”, the author informs the reader of the different ways companies use social media to mislead the public by publishing favorable reviews to boost their profits. Harvard Business School published a study that said, “Even an increase in rating for an independent restaurant owner would increase its revenue by 5 to 9 percent.” Websites like Yelp and Google, state they are trying to do what they can to stop fake reviews. Google has become proactive in fighting this problem, they have placed a link next to each review that allows users to notify Google of suspected fake reviews. Companies use websites like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook to increase public interest in movies, songs
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Gone are the times of bullies just in the play grounds, the internet brings the bullies into the house of their victims. According to an article on Cyberbullying.org, “Cyberbullying can lead to anxiety, depression, and even suicide.” An article published in USA Today, titled “2 girls arrested on cyberbullying charges after suicide” in Lakeland, Florida, shows the public of how bad cyberbullying can be. The article reported 2 teen girls were arrested and charged with a felony for allegedly taunting and bullying another teenage girl until she committed suicide. Cyberbullies look for information that is demeaning, demoralizing and embarrassing about the person and post it on social media for all their peers to see. When things are uploaded to the Internet, they will never disappear, resurfacing at later times to renew the pain. The New York City board of education has published a pamphlet that describes cyberbullying to parents and offers suggestions on the best way to deal with it. Researchers on Stopcyberbullying.gov have noticed that the victims of cyberbullying almost never seek help. They also state that “1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys are cyberbullied.” The increase in internet use is causing more problems in society …show more content…
People are becoming addicted to using social media. In a 2006 article on the Stanford University School of Medicine news center website (Internet addiction: Stanford study seeks to define whether it's a problem), has published that one out of eight Americans show at least one possible sign of Internet Addiction Disorder. IAD is an incontrollable behavior that is destroying people’s lives, and causing severe stress on families, friends, and work. Researchers are debating how to classify this behavior. The American Society of Addiction Medicine recently changed the definition of addiction to a chronic brain disorder, they stated “that addiction is not limited to substance use.” Among the many other addictions, it seems that technology has given us one more addiction to worry
Gone are the times of bullies just in the play grounds, the internet brings the bullies into the house of their victims. According to an article on Cyberbullying.org, “Cyberbullying can lead to anxiety, depression, and even suicide.” An article published in USA Today, titled “2 girls arrested on cyberbullying charges after suicide” in Lakeland, Florida, shows the public of how bad cyberbullying can be. The article reported 2 teen girls were arrested and charged with a felony for allegedly taunting and bullying another teenage girl until she committed suicide. Cyberbullies look for information that is demeaning, demoralizing and embarrassing about the person and post it on social media for all their peers to see. When things are uploaded to the Internet, they will never disappear, resurfacing at later times to renew the pain. The New York City board of education has published a pamphlet that describes cyberbullying to parents and offers suggestions on the best way to deal with it. Researchers on Stopcyberbullying.gov have noticed that the victims of cyberbullying almost never seek help. They also state that “1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys are cyberbullied.” The increase in internet use is causing more problems in society …show more content…
People are becoming addicted to using social media. In a 2006 article on the Stanford University School of Medicine news center website (Internet addiction: Stanford study seeks to define whether it's a problem), has published that one out of eight Americans show at least one possible sign of Internet Addiction Disorder. IAD is an incontrollable behavior that is destroying people’s lives, and causing severe stress on families, friends, and work. Researchers are debating how to classify this behavior. The American Society of Addiction Medicine recently changed the definition of addiction to a chronic brain disorder, they stated “that addiction is not limited to substance use.” Among the many other addictions, it seems that technology has given us one more addiction to worry