Social media is any form of communication done online. It ranges from Facebook to LinkedIn, Instagram to Snapchat, and everything in between. In today’s society kids start using social media sites as children in elementary school sending Snapchats to their friends and goes all the way past the seventy-two-year-old grandfather talking to his old friends on Facebook. Today society feels our technological advancements better society but, despite all the good social media achieves, it is overall a disadvantage to society. Social media is addictive for one. With the addictive qualities of social media people had to find a way to entertain themselves and a new form of bullying has occurred where it is not shoving little kids in lockers but the calling of names behind a screen. In addition, crime rates have rose since the rise in social media.
Addiction to social media is really hard for people to spot. Most people do not realize the amount of time they spend on …show more content…
Burglary, hacking, identity theft and stalking make the list as well. When people let their friends know about their amazing vacation or date night coming up it give burglars the perfect time to strike. The door should basically be unlocked. Along with burglary, at the peak of social media in 2010 was also the peak of identity theft. Identity theft ranked the 3rd highest complaint to the authorities and the number continues to grow. 9.3 million people reported identity theft in 12 months due to the hacking into their social media accounts. Another crime associated with the rise of social media is stalking. 1 to 12 women are stalked and 1 in 45 men are stalked. New terms like Facebook stalk have arisen. It might seem like mocking, but it is truly a big deal. Stalking could eventually turn into rape or even murder. Stalkers can be serial killers, child molesters, or even psychotic individuals, but you never know behind the
Addiction to social media is really hard for people to spot. Most people do not realize the amount of time they spend on …show more content…
Burglary, hacking, identity theft and stalking make the list as well. When people let their friends know about their amazing vacation or date night coming up it give burglars the perfect time to strike. The door should basically be unlocked. Along with burglary, at the peak of social media in 2010 was also the peak of identity theft. Identity theft ranked the 3rd highest complaint to the authorities and the number continues to grow. 9.3 million people reported identity theft in 12 months due to the hacking into their social media accounts. Another crime associated with the rise of social media is stalking. 1 to 12 women are stalked and 1 in 45 men are stalked. New terms like Facebook stalk have arisen. It might seem like mocking, but it is truly a big deal. Stalking could eventually turn into rape or even murder. Stalkers can be serial killers, child molesters, or even psychotic individuals, but you never know behind the