SOCIAL MEDIA EFFECTS

1. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA?

In 2021, there are 4.48 billion people actively using social media in the world,
and this is an increase of 13.13% year-on-year from 3.69 billion in 2020. Back in
2015, there were only 2.07 billion users an overall increase in users of
115.59% in just six years.

2. WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM?

✔ Facebook – 2.23 billion MAUs
✔ YouTube – 1.9 billion MAUs
✔ WhatsApp – 1.5 billion MAUs

3. WHAT ARE THE COMMON ISSUES ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
The more time spent on social media can lead to cyberbullying, social anxiety,
depression, and exposure to content that is not age appropriate.

4. WHAT IS THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA?
✔Depression and Anxiety
✔Cyberbullying
✔Unrealistic Expectations
✔General Addiction

5. WHAT IS THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA?
✔ Social Media Makes It Easier to Make Friends
✔ Social Media Fosters Empathy
✔ Social Media Allows for Speedy Communication
✔ Social Media Makes the World Seem Smaller

SOCIAL MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH

1 Dependence on social media can have a negative effect on our mental health.
Yes, because we should not depend on social networks and once you feel that you depend on them, it is already affecting you mentally.

2. The constant barrage of perfect photos that appear on Instagram can have a positive effect on peoples' self esteem.
Not because all of this causes them to want to be as perfect as the other people in the photos look.

3.How does Social media distort the way in which you remember certain events from your life?
It may be because there are times when you upload photos about something that happened and sometimes as you upload the photos and time passes that you remember the day that event happened.

4. How, according to Dr Bono, does social media effect your attention span.?
“Social media has provided a means of constantly giving into the temptation of instant, easy-access entertainment,” said Dr Bono.

5. social media can lead to the development of mental health issues. Name 3 and give statistics.

• Childhood abuse, trauma, or neglect.
• Social isolation or loneliness.
• Experiencing discrimination and stigma.

6. What does Ben Jacobs say about social media?
Ben Jacobs, a DJ who has more than 5,000 followers on Twitter, decided to go on a hiatus from the platform in January 2016 and has found the break really beneficial.
“Twitter did indeed make me feel anxious from time to time as it slowly dawned on me I was concerning myself with the feelings of the thousands of strangers I followed, while they didn’t necessarily know who I was,” he said.
“Since my Twitter hiatus, I have had a clearer head with plenty of time to devote to other things such as waking up in a cold sweat at 3am and reading a book instead.”

Does social media play an important role in your life.? Write 20 words.

Yes, since there is I can find out a lot of information about homework or to talk with friends, also to be in touch with my family.

Describe, discuss and Analyze the following documents.
Social networks can be used for many good things but at the same time it can cause a lot of damage mentally or physically since one case is that they see photos of people who look perfect and they want to achieve that at any cost and that can make them do it. hurt itself.

HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS DESTROYING SOCIETY

¿HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS DESTROYING SOCIETY?
The problem that exists today is that now we all only connect through social networks or we are only on our phones and computers. Today we no longer go out with friends or do physical activity outside, nor do we do things that help us detach from the cell phone. The end of the problem could be that they put rules in the house, such as that they put us until what time you can go on the cell phone, so that later you can distract yourself and spend more time with the family.