ocial media is a growing issue in society today, It causes mental health conditions by only wanting to be on social media every day it separates people from the real life interactions. Social media is a website and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking . People need to know that social media affects mental health creates cyberbullying, and alter beauty standards . Social media impacts mental health of teens . One study out of University of pittsburgh found a correlation between time spent scrolling through, social media apps and negative body image feedback.People that spend more time on social media had a 2.2 times the risk of reporting eating and body image. When teens are on social media they look at if they have more likes than someone else . This is important because they feel that the presion getting more likes or is more important than them . Making them feel sad witch can lead to depression. A lot of people have depression and they don't …show more content…
Cyber bullying affects many teens on a daily basis. Cyber bullying involves using technology, like cell phones and the Internet, to bully or harass another person. This is a issue with social media because it makes it more easier to bully people, mainly because they are not face to face with that person , they are behind a screen . For example people make fake accounts to talk or bully another person and they won't even know who that person really is. According to Tulane University Cyberbullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to contemplate suicide . This is important because social media is causing people to self harm there self .Tulane University also says Around 1 in 3 students experience bullying through the academic year , Kids are 7 times more likely to experience cyberbullying from friends than strangers . This shows that social media is a problem in the society today