How Has Social Media Ruined Society

The attachment to the use of social media sites has skyrocketed in the last few years (P). Statistics compiled by the Pew Research center show that over 73% of America’s population log onto these social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat daily. Users of these sites are becoming addicted and dependent on these sites, and less involved in real world concepts. The adverse effects of these social media websites outnumber the positive impacts. These sites have been known to have caused harm to our society and our next generations to come. Harmful factors of increased use of social media include privacy violations, cyberbullying, health issues, and decreased productivity.
Social media sites have ruined society’s privacy. These sites encourage teens to be open and public about their personal lives (SB). Since we can post information about our lives so effortlessly online, we regularly forget to filter out some things we usually would when talking about our normal lives (SB). A …show more content…
Teenagers and children are spending additional time on the internet, and spending reduced time in physical activities (LS). Instead of running around and playing outside, children are now glued to their phones and computers. Technology in the form of screen time has become a significant reason for obesity in children and teenagers. Obesity increases risks of health conditions, such as high cholesterol, diabetes, asthma, authorities, liver disease, and social and psychological problems (CT). Technology abuse has also been linked to motion injuries like eye strain, carpal tunnel and sometimes even epilepsy (LS). Increased use of these sites may result in feelings of isolation, depression, and anxiety in children and teens (LS). The excelling amount time spent online takes away from spending time with real human contact such as friends and family and their motivation to do things outside of the online world