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Each group has 5 members

2 proposition (YES BAN)

2 opposition (NO BAN)

1 judge - familiarise yourself with all sources

20 mins prep time - produce IEE for each source that you are representing

15 mins - DEBATE! COUNTER ARGUMENTS!

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because (reason from Source A). As can be seen from the source, (quote your evidence). This shows that the ban (explain impacts if ban/no ban).

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 because (reason from Source B). As can be seen from the source, (quote your evidence). This shows that the ban (explain impacts if ban/no ban).

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youth under 16 cause the migrant teenager frequently use social media to connect with their love one. As can be seen from the source, “ Migrant teenagers often rely on digital platforms and social networks to maintain connections with family and friends, access support groups, and integrate into new communities. This shows that the ban is not effective as there will be higher rates of negative emotion.

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The Singapore Government should ban social media for youths under 16 because it affects the mental health and growth of the youths. As can be seen from the source, “These habits affect brain activity, cognitive development and executive function”. This shows that the ban will allow Singaporean youths to grow up mentally healthier because of the ban

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Stand: No Ban (Source B)  Zisan,Jayden,Naavalan 

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Stand: No Ban (Source B)  Zisan,Jayden,Naavalan 

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The Singapore Government should not ban social media for youths under 16 because, youths will have “a lack of accessible emotional and social support” This is because they cannot be in touch with their friends as much as they are now and they won’t know what is happening around the world. Therefore, it should not be banned as they will feel lonely and bored.

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Based on the source, i can infer that is source disagree of the australian ban due to changes of mental state. As seen from the source it indicates that the lack of accessible emotional and social suport could lead to increased rates of anxiety, depression and other mental health changes. This shows that people from their homeland , therefore leading to changes towards their mental changes.

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because it has proofed to had a link with having rather unhealthy bodies and decreased intellectual skills. As can be seen from the source, “Our studies have shown how the central nervous system and brain developments are associated with screen use as well as how inadequate physical activity has resulted in poorer body mass index (BMI) or obesity problems.”

This shows that the ban needs to be implemented to prevent further deterioration of health for the future generations.

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I can infer that the youth these days need social media to go about their day

This can be seen from “ teenagers often rely on digital platforms and social networks to maintain connections” this suggests that if social media is ban,teenagers will lack communication with one another,feel lonely and have a hard time keeping a healthy relationship with one another.

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 as longer screen time causes youths not being able to communicate properly and loses focus easily. As can be seen from the source, "This follows research indicating a strong association between screen use and cognitive development in infants and toddlers, with inappropriate and excessive use leading to poorer language skills and shorter attention spans." This shows that the ban can help youths to improve mental well-being, better focus, academic performance and protection from online harms. So, banning social media to youths under 16 would help elevate their life more positively.

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youth under 16 because The children will reliable to the social media.

From the source, “ By making it easier for children to walk and cycle around instead of being ferried by car, we provide them the freedom to socialise, explore their neighbourhoods and develop the skills to navigate the world on their own.”

This shows that banning the social media is good choices because if we didn’t ban the social media, the children will not try other thing in real life, the children will just stay in the phone world.

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the Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 because social media will effect teenagers emotions and will face mental difficulties. As can be seen from the source “a lack of accessible emotional and social support could lead to increased rates of anxiety, depression and other mental health challenges.” This shows that youths under 16 will be seriously affected because of the missing of emotion support and now almost all the teenagers are addicted to social media. Without social media, they might not focused during school time due to they keep thinking about their social media

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because it affects the growth on kids under the age of 16. As can be seen from the source, “as well as how inadequate physical activity has resulted in poorer body mass index (BMI) or obesity problems”. This shows that the ban is useful for the kids to grow up healthy.

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because screen use from a young age can affect how the brain develops. As can be seen from the source, “This follows research indicating a strong association between screen use and cognitive development in infants and toddlers, with inappropriate and excessive use leading to poor language skills and short attention spans.” This shows that the ban can restrict young children from being exposed to too much social media, so that their ability to learn and grow their brain will not be affected.

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 because it will affect children from being able to talk with their friends and interact with them which can affect their mental health. As can be seen from the source “A lack of accessible emotional and social support could lead to increased rates of anxiety, depression and other mental health challenges.” This shows that social media should not be ban because it is the only way we can interact with our close ones that are far away from us and so that we won’t feel lonely with our close ones that does not have easy access to get to us. This will prevent us from feeling down.

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the Singapore government should ban social media for youth under 16 because the children use the social media since youth.

From the source g, I can see that the age range of the most amount of kids that start getting addicted to social media is age 7-9 which is the age that most kids start using social media like YouTube which also has one of the highest rates of kids using. I can also see that kids mostly use WhatsApp even at a young age like 7 and at an older age like 16.

This shows that children easily get addicted to social media and especially chatting platforms because they want to communicate with their friends which will increase screen time and worsen their eyesight

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 because the kids is not educated on how to use digital devices into good use. As seen from Source D,” With both parents often working full-time, and children cared by domestic helpers or grandparents, enforcing screen time rules is tough.” This shows that the ban is not effective as the children’s parents are too busy to educate their children about their digital well-being:)

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I can infer that this source, dosent wants to ban social media as it will affect their social skills in a long run. As seen from the source, it indicates that as kids grow into teenagers, the need to independently use devices to socialise and shape their identities inncreases. This shows that, eventhough the ban helps to control and keep kids safe through online, it may eventualy affect their social skills in a long run.

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Stand: Ban (Source A) - naurah and anusri

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Stand: Ban (Source A) - naurah and anusri

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because most teenagers use their phones a lot tend to be more physically weak .As can be seen from the source “Our studies have shown how the central nervous system and brain developments are associated with screen use as well as how inadequate physical activities has resulted in poorer body mass index or obesity problems.” This shows that teens who use their phones more are less motivated to take care of their mental and physical health since they are less likely to go out and socialise.

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the Singapore government ban should not ban social media apps for youths under 16 because it will cause a detrimental effect on their social health.As can be seen from the source”migrant teenagers often rely on digital platforms and social networks to maintain connections with family and friends,access support groups, and integrate into new communities”This shows that not banning will keep connections and maintain emotional stability, without social media it could affect their mental well-being thus social media should not be banned

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The Singapore Government should ban social media for youths under 16 because it causes teenagers to act recklessly and endanger themselves. As can be seen from the source “ Teens are more likely to act impulsively and risk physical injury to gain popularity”. This shows that the ban will decrease the amount of casualties by not allowing the teenagers to see any dangerous ideas and also prevents the spread of these dangerous ideas.

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because social media has a bad influence on children making them partake in dangerous activities for the sake of trends . As can be seen from the source, “in recent year, social media challenges have grown more popular - and more dangerous, leading to serious injuries and even deaths.”

This shows that the ban would decrease the chances of youths practicing risky acts.

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I can infer that, banning social media for youths will not help them

this can be seen from “ a ban seems like a quick fix but it doesn’t teach kids how to navigate the digital world responsibly”

This suggest that, they won’t experience being online and might not develop a skill on using social media and the future is also gonna be using a lot of Artificial intelligence which is part of social media so it’s good that children form young age will no the difference between real sources and fake sources

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because when they have their phones with them, they tend to interact less and they do not seem to understand the real world. As can be seen from the source, "By making it easier for children to walk and cycle around instead of being ferried by car, we provide them the freedom to socialise, explore around their neighbourhoods and develop the skills to navigate the world on their own." This shows that if the ban was implemented, youths get to be more open and aware of their surroundings, instead of being cooped up in their homes.

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because young children dont really go down and play traditionally anymore. As can be seen from the source, “kids played games with neighbours

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 because its give young people no privilege. As seen from Source F,” Excluding young people from these platforms may isolate them from their peers and limit their ability to access much-needed information and support. This shows that the ban is not effective as the young people will be alone from their fellow and maximise their use to gain the important information information and support.

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because an increasing number of children are using social media. As can be seen from the source, overall, many young kids use social media at the ages of 7-9 rather than the ages of 13-16. This shows that if the ban is not implemented, children will continue to be exposed to dangers from the online world such as cyber bullying and inappropriate content, thus negatively affecting their childhood.

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The Singapore Government should ban social media for children under 16 years of age because then they won’t be so entertained by their phones, this can help improve relationships with the children and their neighbours. As can be seen from the source “why not revitalise void decks into interactive, low-impact play zones , offering everything from tactile spaces for younger children to makerspaces and board games for older kids ?” This shows that children can foster better relationships with people who are different from them through interacting with one another when playing the games.

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Stand (Ban) Source E Priscilla and Yun Hui 

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Stand (Ban) Source E Priscilla and Yun Hui 

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The government should ban social media for youths under the age of 16 because challenges on social media has become more harmful over the years and teens under 16 are the most prone to act irrationally just to gain popularity among friends. As can be seen from the source “ In recent years, social media challenges have become more popular and more dangerous, leading to serious injuries and even death.” This shows that these social media challenges have an bad impact on the youth under 16 both physically and emotionally

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 because social media is a platform where children get to explore the use social media when their family or guardian is not available to play with them and entertain them. “A ban may em like a quick fix, but it doesn’t teach kids how to navigate the digital world responsibly. The challenge is in implementation. With both parents often working full-time, and children cared for by domestic helper or grandparents, enforcing scree time rules is tough” This shows that the ban is not beneficial to children who are on their own and do not have the chance to explore the digital platform when they are on their own

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The Singapore government should ban social media for kids under the age of ten because sometimes with busy parents the kids might use too much social media for it to be healthy as can be seen from “With both parents often working full-time, and children cared for by domestic helpers or grandparents, enforcing screen time rules is tough.

As kids grow into teenagers, the need to independently use devices to socialise and shape their identities increases”

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16. This is because youth should go out more instead of using their digital devices so that they wont be addicted to their screens. This can be seen from ‘with both parents often working full-time and children cared for by domestic helpers or grandparents, enforcing screen time time rules is tough.” This will lead to teenagers relying on their devices. Therefore, they will not be independent.

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I can infer that banning social media from youths can be a potentially risk

This can be seen from the source “this may potentially require all Australians to provide social media companies with sensitive identity information which poses a risk to privacy rights”

this shows that banning social media might allow companies to have critical information about youths which might be misused by the companies itself or if the company is hacked, all sensory identity information will be leaked

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because as both parents are working full-time, it will difficult to start up a new routine of no using of phones and also the teenagers will not obey . As can be seen from the source, “With both parents working full-time, and children cared for by domestic helpers or grandparents, enforcing screen time rules is tough.” This shows that the ban should be enforced to reduce family stress.

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 because social media allows them to learn new skills. As can be seen from Source H “People learn a lot of tips and tricks online, something like, how to cook, how to make this, how to solve this, how to do financial stuff in Singapore (be)cause we are not taught to do that in school.” This shows that the ban will not let youths learn on their own online which are not taught in schools or at home.

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Stand:Ban (Source C) - Naurah and Anusri

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Stand:Ban (Source C) - Naurah and Anusri

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The Singapore government should ban social medi doe youths under 16 because most teenagers do not know the importance of going out and are addicted to their devices that they are unwilling to step out of their households to socialise around. As can be seen from the source “Today void decks are mostly just that: Void” This shows that teenagers nowadays rarely play under void decks and always tend to stay home instead of going out.

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Underage kids should be banned from using social media because social media encourages risky behavior, which they are not yet mature enough to handle. Source E states that "social media challenges have grown more popular – and more dangerous, leading to serious injuries and even deaths." For example, the Milk Crate Challenge dares participants to run across unstable stacks of crates, often resulting in painful falls, while the Tide Pod Challenge involved "eating laundry detergent pods," which is highly toxic. These trends spread rapidly online, influencing young people to take part in life-threatening activities just for social media attention. This suggests that unrestricted access to social media exposes underage users to harmful peer pressure and encourages them to participate in reckless behavior. This proves that underage kids are particularly vulnerable to making dangerous choices online, as their ability to assess risks is still developing. Since they are more likely to be influenced by trends without fully considering the consequences, banning them from using social media would reduce their exposure to these risks and help protect their well-being.

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 because social media is a platform where children get to explore their thoughts and socialise. As an be seen from “social media is integral to modern communication and socialisation. Excluding young people from these platforms may isolate them from their peers and limit their ability to ability to access much-needed information and support. This is particularly important for young people from marginalised, vulnerable or remote communities.” This suggest that social media is important and useful for children to socialise with one another and get support from their peers

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I can infer that banning social media can make youths lose opportunities to learn more skills online

This can be seen from “people learn alot of tips and tricks online, something like how to cook, how to make this, how to solve this, how to do financial stuff as we are not taught that in school”

This shows that, youths depend on online to get learning sources

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because social media have many underage users in which exposes them to content not for their age. As can be seen from the source, especially in the ages 7-9 years old starting their addiction of it almost 50 percent.

This shows that the ban needs to be in place to stop even younger children from ever contacting dangerous things online allowing them to actually experience more of life instead of just the small screen.

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I can infer that source H , does not want the government to ban social media as it teaches people to learn independently . This can see this from ,” people learn a lot of tips and tricks online , something like how to cook, how to make this , how to solve this , how to do financial stuff in Singapore.” This suggests that social media helps people to learn new skills and social media is not as bad as it seems .

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The Singapore Government should not ban social media for youths under 16, because without social media young people will not be exposed to modern communication and socialization. This can be seen from “young people will feel isolated from their peers and have limited information and support.” This shows that social media has a big impact on how young people communicate and get their information, so if we ban social media this will lead to young people not being as connected to one another and they will not have a lot of understanding on what is going on around them.

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Based on the source, i can infer that Social media provides many benefits for education purposes. As seen from the source, it indicates that social media can be a valuable educational tooly providing access to diverse perspeives, news and learning opportunity, as well as vital infromation about health, well being and safety. This shows that social media provides many benefits for students below the age of 16 to use for educational purposes.

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 below because youths under 16 also needs their relaxing timing. As can seen from source “ By making it easier for children to walk and cycle around instead of being ferried by car, we provide them the freedom to socialise, explore their neighbourhoods and develop the skills to navigate the world on their own.” This shows that youths under 16 not using their phones at all times, they also will go out with their friends sometimes.

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 because social media is also a platform where youths are learning different new things from people on the internet for their own benefit. As can be seen from, source H, “People learn a lot of tips and tricks online, something like, how to cook, how to make this, how to solve this,how to do financial stuff in Singapore (be)cause we are not taught to do that in school.” This suggest that social media is a powerful tool for many youths to explore new beneficial things

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Stand: Ban (Souce E) - Naurah and Anusri

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Stand: Ban (Souce E) - Naurah and Anusri

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because there are many harmful trends on social media that youths tend to follow. As can be seen from the source “In recent years, social media challenges have grown more popular - and more dangerous, leading to serious injuries and even deaths.” This shows that youths love to follow these trends blindly without knowing the consequences that may happen and are just doing these trends to gain fame.

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because there are challenges that puts youths' lives on risk. As can be seen from the source, "The milk crate challenge dares people to walk or run across a loosely stacked pyramid of milk crates, the Tide pod challenge involves eating laundry detergent pods, and the Benedryl challenge encourages taking six or more doses of over-the-counter allergy medication all at once." This shows that youths would do anything, even if it costs their life, to gain views or fame. No matter how big or small the risk is.

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The singapore Government should not ban social media for youths under 16,because without social media people not be able to learn skills online like how to cook, make this, solve this and others. This can bee= seen from “being exposed to various topics and opinions, people will tend to be more open minded.” This shows that people have less difficulty learning and communicating online compared to in real life, as it is less stress and uptight. So if we ban social media some people might have difficulty trying to communicate and learn new skills.

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the Singapore government should not ban social media apps for youths under 16 as it cannot enclose the teens to know how to use the technology better.This can be seen from”doesn’t teach kids how to navigate the digital world responsibly”This suggests that

young adults might not have the same level of maturity as their adults and that parents need to step up their efforts to educate children on digital device policy so as to fulfill their obligations responsibly

as parents to children, and not allow the government to impose the ban on social media apps. Moreover, it states that” Parents , neighbours, policymakers and even tech companies must work together to offer frictionless( to borrow from Big Tech Lingo) and alluring alternatives to digital devices” which also highlights that parents need strategy to implement policies to teach children on phone usage.

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because teenagers nowadays lacks the ability to define what is right or what is wrong . As can be seen from the source, “The human brain isn’t fully developed until a person reaches their mid-20s, and the parts of the brain that relate to reward and doing what feels good develop more quickly than areas linked to decision-making.” This shows that the ban should be enforced as teens could act without thinking twice, causing reckless decisions.

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The Singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 because the majority of teenagers who started social media was aged 7 to 9 years old while the daily usage of these apps are teenagers ranged 13 to 16 years old. As can be seen from the source, the overall percentage of teenagers using Instagram, Facebook and Youtube are 50 percent and above. This shows that the ban should be enforced as the teenagers has no control over their usage on social media.

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The singapore government should ban social media for youths under 16 as it hinders the development of the brain. In source a, it states “a strong association between screen use and cognitive development in infants and toddlers, with inappropriate and excessive use leading to poorer language skills and shorter attention spans” This suggests that screen use negatively impact affects the brain function of youths by impacting their speech and attention span.

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I believe that the Singapore government should not ban social media for youth under 16 because it gives them opportunities and will be able to interact with one another. Social media can help them learn new information and different point of views. “It can be a valuable educational tool by providing access to diverse perspectives , news and learning opportunities,as well as vital information about health, well-being and safety.

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The Singapore government should not ban social media for youths under 16 below because instead of addicted to social media, they also can learn something from online. As can be seen from the source “People learn a lot of tips and tricks online, something like, how to cook, how to make this, how to solve this, how to do financial stuff in Singapore (be)cause we are not taught to do that in school.” This shows that youths are using the benefits of social media to learn the knowledge that the school didn’t teach them and it will be less pressure for them in future.