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Benefit How Social Media Supports Examples
Users
Access to Information & Social media offers access to A student uses YouTube to
Learning real-time news, educational learn science experiments or

content and expert advice. follows accounts for learning
facts and history.
Support Groups/Emotional Social media provides support A group of students create a
Support for those facing challenges quiz for a science project and
such as mental health, share it in a WhatsApp group
isolation or personal struggles. for feedback.
Creativity, Skills & Digital Social media helps users A person creates and edits a

Literacy develop creative and digital short video, shares it online
skills such as content creation, and learns about privacy
communication and critical settings.
thinking.

“While social media has many positive sides, it is equally important to look
at the challenges it brings. The same platforms that connect and entertain us

can sometimes create problems for health, safety and relationships.”

The Unseen Side of Social Media

While social media offers numerous benefits, it also brings some
hidden dangers. These negative effects can impact users, especially

teens, in various ways.
Some of the risks associated with excessive or irresponsible use of
social media are as follows:

Negative Effect How It Affects Users Example
Addiction & Excessive Use Spending too much time on A survey found that 62% of
social media can lead to reduced users spend over 3 hours daily
productivity, poor sleep and on social media, leading to
strained relationships. signs of absolute addiction.

Mental Health Issues High social media usage is A study in India found that 23.5%
linked to anxiety, depression of users reported being addicted
and stress, especially due to to social media, while 14% felt life
negative comparisons. was meaningless without it.

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