SOCIAL MEDIA

ADDICTIONS &
SOCIAL EFFECTS
By: Ryan Stern, Jonathan Koven, Daniel Lu,
Gaby Simanovsky and Adam Uditsky
Table of Contents
Subject Matter: Page #

What is Social Media 1

Statistics 2
Negative and positive effects of social media 3
The History of Social Media 4
Dangers of Social Media 5
Why are teenagers addicted to social media? 6
Social Media Platforms 7
Who does it affect? 8
Issues caused by Social Media 9
What restrictions should be put in place to prevent overuse of social media? 10
News Stories 11
What are the mental and physical effects of social media? 12
Type of social media users 13
What is our opinion on this issue? 14
Why is social media anti-social? 15
Bibliography 16
 Gaby
What is Social Media?
● Social media is a platform for people online
● It’s changed the way we live
● It is a filtered version of reality
● Likes, comments and followers are irrelevant
 Ryan
Statistics
● In 2017 in Canada 22.69 million people used social media.
That is 62% of the population!
● In the graph below you can see how popular and important
social media has become
 Jonny
Negative and positive effects of social media

Positive effects Negative effects

● Useful tool for ● Less verbal

communication communication

● Somewhat educational ● You can get cyberbullied

● Time consuming
● Could lead to sleep
deprivation
 Daniel

The History of Social Media

● First social media site Six Degrees made in 1997

● Blogging becomes widespread in 1999
● Linkedin, Myspace, Flickr and Photobucket become popular in 2000 to
2004
● In 2005 to present Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Music.ly and TikTok
become popular
History of
Social Media
 Adam
Dangers of Social Media
● No Privacy
● Your personal information is sold
● Social media moderators see what your habits are
● Some people share a lot of private info
● Dangerous online trends crop up alot
Why are teenagers addicted to social
Gaby

media?
● Numbers have increased rapidly over the years
● We are becoming addicted to online attention
● We enjoy using Social Media
● We have access to technology
● Having more likes gives the illusion of being “better”
 Ryan
Social Media Platforms
There are many different types of social media but a few have
taken over the world…
● Instagram
● Snapchat
● Facebook
● Twitter
● Tumblr
Who does it affect?
Jonny

● Social Media is a platform available to those who have

access to the internet
● 88% percent of 18 to 29 year olds are on social media
● Around 80% of 25 to 49 year olds admitted to using
social media
 Adam
Issues caused by Social Media
● Hackers
● Cyberbullying
● Identity Theft
● Child Predators
● Spyware
 Daniel
What restrictions should be put in place to
prevent over use of social media?
● More secure age screening
● Better language blocker
● Blocking during work hours
● Time limit
 Ryan
News Stories
● In the last 6 years more than 250 people have died trying to take
the perfect selfie
● A photographer was taking a picture at “Albion falls” when he lost
his footing, fell, and died.
● “He was my friend, a part of an extended family, and I'm torn up
from what has happened, and what pain this has brought to so
many of us”. (A friend who was present when the photographer
died.)
 Jonny
What are the mental and physical effects of
social media?

● Can lead to depression/anxiety

● Can hurt your self-esteem
● Has been linked to cancer and other illnesses
 Adam
Types of Social Media Users
1. The listener
● Fly under the radar
1. The activist
● Desire for change
3. The passionista
● Likes sharing things on Social Media
4. The Troll
● Unpleasant comments
5. The influencer
Sharing high-quality content
 Daniel
What is our opinion on this issue?

● Social Media addiction is very serious

● It is a medium for cyberbullying
● It is a tool for child predators
● Likes and followers do not matter
● Too much time is spent on it
 Gaby
Why is social media anti-social?
● Texting is not human interaction
● Technology has become a safety net for bullying
● Society is becoming less interactive
● We are constantly being interrupted by social media
● Verbal communication is no longer prioritized
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/judith-johnson/teens-addicted-to-social-_b_9696378.html, December 6, 2017, Judith Johnson
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