Earth Sciences 1086F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: User-Generated Content, Cyberbullying, Suicide Of Megan Meier
25 Oct 2017
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Our world is consumed by the new and innovative technology coined as social media. Social media, a web-based platform that enables users to socially connect, share and view content with one another through applications and technologies. With the basis of user generated content and participation, platforms like youtube, facebook, Instagram etc. are highly addictive and exploitative, as users can create a certain way of displaying themselves and can communicate through these applications. These sites have become a part of our everyday lives, increasing freedom of individuals through communication yet negatively contributing to one"s self esteem and self image. The lives of young people and their sense of self-esteem has become tied to relationships, which more than ever are carried out online, through social media platforms. Further, individuals using facebook and instagram socially compare themselves to friends who portray unrealistic standards of beauty or success, these social media outlets can have negative effects on self-esteem.
