Social media can influence and impact the youth of our dear teenagers. We can all relate to how technology continues to evolve every year, if not every month. Social media also focuses on teenagers and controls them over time. Social media, WhatsApp, and Facebook are widely used to communicate with friends and family members and send messages, but their indiscriminate use among adolescents leads to child marriage and will use them for this purpose.
According to officials from the Women's and Children's Protection Department, the widespread use of social media by minors is leading to child marriage and there are few such examples in the district. (Ranjith Kandya (May 8, 2019).
Social media today has both positive and negative effects. While it increased the benefit of communication but social media today can pressure teenagers to get married early, even when they met the person online and can encourage bad intentions and bad behaviour
Early marriage is a global problem with a range of health and social consequences for adolescent girls. The design of effective health interventions to manage child marriage requires the adoption of community-based approaches. Today, there are an estimated 580 million adolescent girls in the world, 88% of whom live in developing countries. While the age at marriage is increasing for both sexes, child marriage remains a problem in these societies Journal of Environment and Public Health(2016)
As quoted by Jeanille Cogtas (2015) , Brody (2006) had no problem approaching sexual presentations with pictures. and they are not even prevented from hearing the inappropriate words and thoughts of popular songs even though advanced technology called Vchips is being used for movie ratings and relevancy warnings of young people on TV. Education is now a small thing compared to the huge influx of graphic messages depicting sexual activity, especially those that talk about or even depict unprotected sex outside of marriage. . They are very convenient, like eating a Big Mac or drinking a Coke.
Teen sex with social media can affect teenagers' mental health and can also affect their life choices. Although pornography in the media can affect people of all ages, teenagers can be especially vulnerable. Adolescents may be exposed to pornography in the media during a developmental period when gender roles, sexual attitudes, and sexual behaviors are shaped. West J Med (2000).
How social media affects teenagers today.
Social media now continues to attract teens to adult content. According to a 2021 report by Common Sense Media on the impact of social media on teenagers, about half of 1,500 young adults surveyed said social media was important for them to receive support. and tips, feel less alone and express yourself creatively, and stay in touch with friends and family while respecting social distancing. And 43% said using social media helps them feel better when they are depressed or stressed, Newport Academy (July 14, 2021).
Exposure to sexually explicit media in early adolescence is associated with risky sexual behavior in adulthood. Teenagers will always be addicted and also tempted and can do bad things. Social media wants teenagers to get caught up in it to ruin their lives, and a lot of them are affected and concerned by it too. WenHsu Lin, ChiaHua Liu (April 10, 2020)
Teenagers and social media are a useful combination, but there are other social media outlets that can also be our limit. To avoid this type of addiction, we should block access to adult links and websites, and distrust click bait to stay unaffected by influence from the other side of the medium. social media. Social media is an important part of many teenagers. Life. A 2018 Pew Research Center survey of nearly 750 13- to 17-year-olds found that 45% are online almost constantly and 97% use a social media platform, such as YouTube, Facebook. , Instagram or Snapchat. Mayo 9 Clinic Staff (December 19, 2020).
In my personal view, I argue that the use of social media in the present times have yes, led to good progress of communication, information and news, some even help others find new friends. But the dangers of social media is by what it is but what it's used for and how it's encouraged by everyone, though its best we stay on the watch for our usage, I think it's also wise to shared this information with the other people.
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