What are the disadvantages of using social media for teenagers?

@Timex123 (3269)
September 22, 2020 3:19am CST
Social media is getting bigger and bigger. Most of the teenagers are using it, unlike an older one who is busy working every day. I started using social media when I was in high school. If you're familiar with Friendster. It is the social media that I'm using before. However, I'm just using it to play friends for sale. Not quite sure if you're familiar with that game, wherein when someone buys you. Your value increases, and I kept on buying my crush that time, and the time passed by I started using Facebook when I was in college. At first everything, there is monitored wherein it's good for young people, unlike today. There are so many things that teenagers might learn to know at their earliest stage because of social media, and I think one of the disadvantages is, we're exposing them to those kinds of things that might they learn when they're still young. Most of the foul words are there and not censored.
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@rakski (125769)
• Philippines
22 Sep 20
social media is taking a lot of role with everyone, young and old. For kids, parents or guardians should be responsible to monitor them.
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@rakski (125769)
• Philippines
22 Sep 20
@Timex123 true. My kids uses my account for their gadgets except for the school stuff that the school provided them with their own official email
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@Timex123 (3269)
22 Sep 20
@rakski its good, well our social media is getting toxic. I can even see something not good for the kids suddenly pops up to my newsfeed on facebook
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@Timex123 (3269)
22 Sep 20
Indeed. We need to make sure what they're looking for on social media because nowadays there are so malicious post or pictures that they might see in the social media
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
22 Sep 20
Yes. You`re right and also there are a lot of TV series that can be seen by teenagers too. That`s why adult or parents must guide them whenever there will be a question in their minds that needed to be cleared as soon as possible
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@Timex123 (3269)
22 Sep 20
Indeed. We need to protect them and guide them very well. However, we cannot see them from time to time until they grow up
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• Germany
22 Sep 20
@Timex123 That`s right but we can always tells them to ask anything they like to understand it good
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@Timex123 (3269)
22 Sep 20
@m_audrey6788 but we can't stop when the surrounding urge it. You know, "friends" and "curiosity"
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@yugocean (9963)
• India
22 Sep 20
I started using facebook much later, now network is easy to use, so people too are able to use it and join social media when they want to.
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@Timex123 (3269)
22 Sep 20
It is very easy especially to those kids nowadays! They are all techy and they can use the website easily and search for things that they want to know
@Janet357 (75646)
22 Sep 20
Lol. where is Friendster now? I never registered there. Social media are helpful only if we use them right.
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@Timex123 (3269)
22 Sep 20
It's gone. However, I like using it because I can code everything on it ha ha, and it has a good games too! After a couple of years after they discontinued facebook, they began using it as flash games. Not quite sure if they're still active right now
• India
22 Sep 20
They cannot use it without a phone or computer
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• India
22 Sep 20
@Timex123 yes. No device no social media
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@Timex123 (3269)
22 Sep 20
Yeah so you mean we should not give them mobile phone or computer?
@Timex123 (3269)
22 Sep 20
@piyushbhatia1 Ha ha! No device, no social media, no problem
@mochang (574)
• Philippines
22 Sep 20
They are more at risk of getting bullied online
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@Timex123 (3269)
22 Sep 20
Indeed. It's why I'm very quiet in social media because I don't want to get bullied.
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• Agra, India
22 Sep 20
It depends upon the way it is used. If used with discretion and under adult supervision there isn't any harm.
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@Timex123 (3269)
22 Sep 20
Indeed. However we can't monitor them 24/7 because we have to work
@arunima25 (87855)
• Bangalore, India
22 Sep 20
Using it responsibly is good. But if misused and abused, it's not good for anyone. Moreover it can be addictive and over use can distract them from other important things in life
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