“Social Media: Benefits and Drawbacks”
Renzhi Xione D. Gara
Ms. Samantha F. Dela Buena
March 15, 2023
Grade 11 – STEM St. Paschal Baylon
Christ The King College of Calbayog City, Inc.
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Social Media is a place where you can create new friends, reconcile with old
friends, or where you can your find true love. There are no limits in social media, you
can create a very safe place for you and your new circle of friends, and you can be
connected to people from the opposite side of the earth, there is nothing really stopping
you. As of 2021, over 4.26 billion people were using social media worldwide.
Social Media can help you strengthen your relationship with the people around
you. One study found that 93% of adults use Facebook to connect with family while
91% with friends. Everyone knows that social media allows us to connect to people 24/7
as long as they are active. According to one study, 81% of teens ages 13-17 say that
social media makes them feel more connected to the people in their life, while 68% say
using it makes them feel supported during tough times. Social Media is not only a place
where you stay connected to people, people who uses social media can also help you
during dark times. It is a place where you can receive support on certain things, you can
also freely express yourself on social media about yourself or about a certain matter. In
social media, you meet a lot of new people and be connected with them. I have
personally experienced this, I have met and connected with a lot of people through
social media, and I still am currently connected with a lot of them. We have created a
special bond through social media.
Social Media can also be a platform for businesses. Social Media has a lot of
platforms where you can promote your business, such as; Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram,
and even on Twitter. In the midst of pandemic, social media was a very effective way of
promoting your business. Even now that the pandemic has passed, many entrepreneurs
still promote their business online. It’s free and very effective.
With over 4.26 billion users in social media, is it still safe for everyone? Social
Media also has its drawbacks. Social media can also be a place for cyberbullying,
especially if you reach the wrong target or audience. In good there is bad and the bad
there is good. In social media, there are both good and bad people. I have witnessed a
lot of cyberbullying on Tiktok, Facebook, and Twitter. Even though social media can be
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a safe place for everyone, if you end up on the wrong side of social media, you will
experience potential danger. Cyberbullying, invasion of privacy, Identity Theft, and
Predators are some of the dangers in social media.
A lot of dangers are currently lurking in social media, which is why children are
not safe in social media. You have to be at least 13 years old to sign up on social
media. It is recommended to parents to supervise your children social media accounts.
Because without parental supervision, children may be exposed to explicit things on
social media, or can be targeted by predators or hackers.
In today’s generation, almost all teens have social media accounts, whether it be
on Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, or Instagram. An experiment conducted by the channel
“Bark” on youtube, where they created a fake profile of a 15-year-old girl named “Libby”
on Instagram to test how long will it take for predators to approach her. In the first hour
of launching the account, seven adult men contacted her. By the end of nine days, that
number was 92. This shows that predators are lurking around waiting for a target, and
when they see one, they will waste no time. This experiment shows that if you let your
child use social media, a lot of predators will surround her.
Predators aren’t the only ones lurking in social media, we also have hackers.
Posting personal details about you is not advisable in social media, as there are a lot of
people who will surely use it to their advantage. Such as; pretending to be you, stalking,
and hacking. Hackers uses links to hack into your account, many of these links will be
sent to you through dms. I have experienced a lot of these scams, and it is advisable to
not click the links. Because once a hacker gets a hold of your account, they can do a lot
of damage. Such as; finding out where you live, getting access to some of your
accounts, and gathering personal information about you.
In conclusion, despite having a lot of benefits, social media also has a lot of
drawbacks. But with the right tools and environment, social media can be a safe place
for you. If you choose your friends wisely, and be very careful on social media, you can
have a lot of fun.
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Claim of Facts:
1. As of 2021, over 4.26 billion people were using social media worldwide.
2. One study found that 93% of adults use Facebook to connect with family while
91% with friends.
3. According to one study, 81% of teens ages 13-17 say that social media makes
them feel more connected to the people in their life, while 68% say using it
makes them feel supported during tough times.
4. They created a fake profile of a 15-year-old girl named “Libby” on Instagram to
test how long will it take for predators to approach her. In the first hour of
launching the account, seven adult men contacted her. By the end of nine days,
that number was 92.
Claim of Value
1.In good there is bad and the bad there is good.
Claim of Policy
1. You have to be at least 13 years old to sign up on social media.
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