People of all ages across the world use social media. As of May 2014, 87 percent of adults used the internet. Seventy-three percent used some kind of social network, and about 64 percent logged in at least once a day (Skiba 199). Several good things can come from using social media, but there are also many bad things that can occur. Connections can be made but lives and relationships can be destroyed just as easily. Social media is not only changing how the world communicates, but it is also changing how people relate with others. One of the good things about social media is the fact that people who are normally shy and antisocial have a chance to be more sociable online. In real life, they may be nervous when talking to new people, or maybe
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A person may be kind and loving in real life, but on the internet they may turn into a rude, hateful, human being. Social media makes it extremely easy for people to feign who they really are; it’s like putting on a mask. Nobody knows who you really are. This can lead to the person behind the screen bullying another person. For example, if person A knows something about person B, it is relatively simple for person A to tease, taunt, and victimize person B without him or her ever knowing who is doing it. Another example of cyberbullying would be anonymous messages on social media pages. The popular website and app “Tumblr” has a way for users to message others anonymously for all of their followers to see. Even though they might not be serious, these anonymous messages can easily hurt someone even when sent as a …show more content…
According to Diane Skiba, the majority of adults were using the internet by 2014. Over half of them had at least one form of social media that they used at least once a day (199). Social media has many good things to offer; it can keep people connected with family and friends that may live far away. However, using social media also presents the risk of losing a relationship with someone or even having someone you do not know find everything out about you. Not only has social media changed how the world has communicated over the years, but it has also greatly affected how people relate with each
A person may be kind and loving in real life, but on the internet they may turn into a rude, hateful, human being. Social media makes it extremely easy for people to feign who they really are; it’s like putting on a mask. Nobody knows who you really are. This can lead to the person behind the screen bullying another person. For example, if person A knows something about person B, it is relatively simple for person A to tease, taunt, and victimize person B without him or her ever knowing who is doing it. Another example of cyberbullying would be anonymous messages on social media pages. The popular website and app “Tumblr” has a way for users to message others anonymously for all of their followers to see. Even though they might not be serious, these anonymous messages can easily hurt someone even when sent as a …show more content…
According to Diane Skiba, the majority of adults were using the internet by 2014. Over half of them had at least one form of social media that they used at least once a day (199). Social media has many good things to offer; it can keep people connected with family and friends that may live far away. However, using social media also presents the risk of losing a relationship with someone or even having someone you do not know find everything out about you. Not only has social media changed how the world has communicated over the years, but it has also greatly affected how people relate with each