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Addiction to social media can lead to serious mental health issues.

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Addiction to social media can lead to serious mental health issues.

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Social Media Addiction Disorder, or SMAD for short, is a compulsive behavioural disorder whereby an individual is pathologically (unhealthily) addicted to social media. This can seriously impact individuals’ ability to function in day-to-day life.

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Social media has positively shaped the way we relate to brands.

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Social media has positively shaped the way we relate to brands.

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From social media platforms, we are able to learn about new products sold on blogshops / stores, and no longer have to visit physical stores to look at physical products.

E.g. For instance, Kim Kardashian utilised the live-streaming function on a Chinese social media platform to reach a global audience. Through her live stream, many were able to learn about her Kim K perfume brand.

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social media can help spread breaking news during times of crises

like CNA on X Philippines' 'Bongbong' Marcos drops holiday marking ouster of dictator father

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Social media has brought about numerous positive transformations in our lives, including:

1. Enhanced Communication: Social media platforms facilitate instant communication and connection with friends, family, and acquaintances across the globe, fostering stronger relationships and reducing geographical barriers.

2. Information Access: Social media provides access to a vast amount of information on various topics, including news, educational resources, and personal experiences, empowering users to stay informed and learn about diverse perspectives.

3. Community Building: Social media allows individuals with shared interests, hobbies, or identities to come together and form online communities, providing support, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging.

4. Amplified Creativity: Platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok enable users to express themselves creatively through photos, videos, art, music, and writing, showcasing their talents and reaching a broader audience.

5. Business Opportunities: Social media has become a powerful tool for businesses to market their products and services, engage with customers, and reach new audiences, leading to increased visibility, sales, and brand awareness.

6. Educational Resources: Social media platforms host a plethora of educational content, including tutorials, lectures, and informative posts, offering opportunities for self-improvement, skill development, and lifelong learning.

7. Activism and Social Change: Social media has been instrumental in raising awareness about social and political issues, mobilizing communities for activism and advocacy, and amplifying marginalized voices, leading to positive societal change.

8. Health and Wellness Support: Online communities and support groups on social media provide a platform for individuals to share experiences, seek advice, and find support for various health and wellness concerns, fostering empathy and solidarity.

9. Cultural Exchange: Social media allows people from different cultures and backgrounds to connect, share their traditions, customs, and experiences, and celebrate diversity, promoting cross-cultural understanding and appreciation.

10. Real-Time Crisis Response: During emergencies and natural disasters, social media serves as a vital communication tool for disseminating critical information, coordinating relief efforts, and providing assistance to those in need, helping save lives and alleviate suffering.

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Social media has make information more accessible, so in any part of the world people can search for information even about something out of their country 

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Social media has make information more accessible, so in any part of the world people can search for information even about something out of their country 

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-cheng yu

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Addiction to social media can cause users to be detached from the real world

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Addiction to social media can cause users to be detached from the real world

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When using the internet, regardless of race, gender, age or financial background, everyone gets a say in a topic. For example, in tiktok comments, you can comment your opinion freely. This will help people develop more confidence online, yet feel more self conscious and develop mental illnesses such as social anxiety in real life. This is due to spending too much time socialising online that someone forgets how to socialise in real life and only feel comfortable voicing their opinions through a comment section or posts, such as a whatsapp status. - huilin

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Some of us have become addicted to social media and it takes up our time and can eventually harm us.

For example having the habit of always picking up our devices and scrolling mindlessly for a long period of time can waste precious time which could be used for many other useful things.

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from social media platforms, it is more convenient to learn about information. this is because there are websites, chat gpt, safari, google that are easy to access from our daily lives. we no longer have to spend hours flipping through hundreds of pages. with a simple click of a few buttons, we are able to access almost any information we want.

for example, students can go online to chat gpt and research about things they want to have a deeper understanding to. with just a prompt needed, students can access almost anything.

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a negative effect is that it can affect out thinking and like we can change

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FOMO Eg: If you have FOMO you will keep checking social media and not be in the moment which might be more dangerous as you are not paying attention to your surrounding

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Social media has allowed us to gain more information about certain aspects of life

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Social media has allowed us to gain more information about certain aspects of life

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From social media platforms, we can learn new information from certain content creators. Some of these news could be life-saving, as they provide information on what we should do when we feel endangered or when we are in danger. Social media platforms also allow us to learn more information about other countries, such as their laws. In the instance we were to travel overseas to that country, we will be able to know what we should or should not do in that country, which can avoid unintentional conflicts

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Social Media can be addicting and can lead to excessive use if not managed properly, which can affect mental health being(such as causing demotivation and lack of a fresh mood). A new study found that people who are addicted to social media are more likely to show depression.

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Social media can affect our health negatively. Some people get addicted to it and stop talking to their friends or family members in real life and they would continuously procrastinate on the things that they need to do causing them more stress.

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Social media has allowed us to communicate instantaneously

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Social media has allowed us to communicate instantaneously

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From social media platforms, we can send messages that will appear instantly on the receiver's end this is a huge upgrade from letters as we had to wait days to weeks to months for the letter to arrive and it took even longer to send a reply back.

E.g. One social media application that is widely popular is Whatsapp it is easy to use and is effective in its work. On the other hand, we had to post physical paper letters a period of time ago.

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Social media platforms allow for people suffering from the same disease to connect with one another and provide moral / emotional support to fellow sufferers with similar experiences.

Example: Online cancer support groups take place via Zoom calls. They allow fellow cancer fighters to exchange information about treatment, doctors and ways to cope with chemotherapy treatment.

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Social media could effect people in negative ways, even leading to dangerous situations. . For example, new trends on social media (e.g. writing your "crush's" initials in your eye using mascara) lets more and more people to follow the trends, because it's supposedly "popular" and it would show how much you "love" that person, so it would get you likes

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social media can help people spread information and awareness. With the help of social media, information from different region can get spread on social media to help people gain more knowledge and the awareness of the information existence. For example, during the COVID time, people can get information online about the spreading pattern and raising awareness about how dangerous the virous is and how to protect themselves.

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social media allows us to connect with other people

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social media allows us to connect with other people

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from social media platforms, we are able to message other people form all around the world and create connects that brings other people together.

for example, we can message our friends on social media, comment on their post and like it, this makes our friend happier as we are supporting them and therefore we become closer

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With the rise of social media, people are becoming less inclined to interact in person. Social media is convenient, but it can lead to a decline in social skills and emotional intelligence, making it hard for people to develop deep and meaningful relationships.

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Addiction to social media can lead to serious mental health issues.

For example, FOMO, or the Fear Of Missing Out, is a psychological addiction where the fear of missing out on something (or somebody) more interesting, exciting or better than what you’re doing becomes all-consuming. It’s why some people always want to move on to the next party, simply because it might be better than this one.

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Social media is a platform for better Communication

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Social media is a platform for better Communication

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Social media enables everyone to communicate with their friends and families worldwide, and it fosters better communication and makes it easier to make new friends.

Eg. Customers can contact a customer service representative faster and easier now than ever before thanks to social media.

Businesses can also receive, review, and respond to customers’ grievances faster and easier than ever before.

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When surfing online for more entertainment, you may encounter people from across the globe, and others with different beliefs. Encountering people of different ethnicities and cultures may further deepen our understanding of the world. Information from various parts of Earth is easily spread around the world. This way, people of different countries can connect with each other and prevent conflicts. Online communities are formed, regardless of race or gender.

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Fake news can lead to people injuring themselves by doing something wrong. People may do things that may risk their safety like following false health precautions.

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social media can be more entertaining than others and may get people addicted causing them to interact less. Loss of Human Interaction: As more people rely on AI for social interactions, the amount of human contact is reduced. This can lead to a feeling of alienation and isolation from friends and family. Reduced Emotional Connection: Artificial intelligence can be used to create conversations that are devoid of emotion

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Social media platforms provide individuals with the opportunity to interact, share ideas, and collaborate with others from all around the world. This can foster friendships, support networks, and communities that might not have been possible without the reach of social media.

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One benefit of social media that transform our lives is the accessibility of information.

For example, Google serves as a powerful tool for sharing information and news in real-time. It allows users to stay updated on current events, trends, and developments around the world.

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We can let Social Media control our mood if we are too addicted

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We can let Social Media control our mood if we are too addicted

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For example, people will get a dose of dopamine in their brains when they get "likes" on stuff they post. Meanwhile, if we gwt little to no "likes" we will feel sad.

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Sociaom meida allows you to gain support and motivate yoiu to further achiev ryour goals

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Sociaom meida allows you to gain support and motivate yoiu to further achiev ryour goals

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Social media allows you to share your creativity and skills. For example, lots of published books were originally a web series on online forums and only got adapted as real books through the large amounts of overwhelming online support. Social Media allows you to post nearly anything, sharing your art can get you lots of support, which you can use the platform for tips and help. Through the support you can meet like-minded people who enjoy the sane things as you do. Social Media allows you to meet new people and collaborate with them, even without meeting them or sharing any personal information. Posting online allows you to look back on your progress and motivate you further. A lot of people got jobs through posting on social media,allowing them to feel validated and usedul.Posting on social media can help you in the long-run, as somr porplr udr their social media accoints and put it in their portfoliosSocial Media and Technolog

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social media easily makes us susceptible to cyberbullying online. this is because digital footprints are left everywhere we go, which makes it easy for hackers, scammers, bullies to go online and target people. with cyberbullying, it provides annonymity to the bully compared to traditional bullying

for example, sending mean dm's to someone is very easy because at this generation, u dont even need the person's number to talk to them. with just a username, people can easily send dm's

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addiction to sicial media can lead to many health problems due to social media addication disorder or SMAD in short,thsi could lead to people not exercising due to their addiction to social media.

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some people will get addicted with social media , they cannot live without their phone and it will cause anxiety if they are separated with their phone.

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Social media helps increase the standard of living, allowing us to share our thoughts and access more information.

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Social media has reduced our productivity

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Social media has reduced our productivity

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Since media and videos are so easy to access, people procrastinate on work so that they can relax.

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Social Media has spiked device usage due to addiction and forming online related disorders.

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Social Media has spiked device usage due to addiction and forming online related disorders.

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Users' brain reward system is triggered when exposed to social media because of its addictive nature. Given some time, the user may become more and more addicted to using social media and thus develop certain disorders like FOMO, which influences users to keep checking their phones to keep up with updates by friends or families.

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Social media can cause focus loss and thus lead to the consequense of consentration disorder, which may influence our daily life, especially our school life.

E.g. For example, people's focusing time has dropped about 40 percent since 2000. People may not have enough patience when working or learning.

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online sellers can better connect with other clients from other countries and have a larger market to work with.

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Social media may mislead our ways of thinking by creators posting false information

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Social media may mislead our ways of thinking by creators posting false information

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When information is posted on social media, viewers at first glance will most likely believe the post. However, not all posts are true, and some people might post information with the intention to cause harm to the viewer. This is hard to avoid as we cannot truly tell if the information is fact or fiction

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on social media, there can be people who are positive and some who are very negative in the comment section and posts. negative posts and outweigh the positive ones and impact our lives

for example, if there is a hate comment in our post, we can feel upset at the comment and it can affect our day to day life negatively