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How Does Social Media Affect Everyone?

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Does social media affect everyone? Are school boards, putting children at risk? Does social media conflict with confidentiality? Even though almost every teenager has a cell phone nowadays, 20 years ago no one had cell phones. Social Networking was not a problem until now. Although Social Networking in schools may be enjoyable for some students, it is painful to others in ways of harassment, online predators, and cyberbullying. Social Networking in schools is a bad idea because of sexual predators who can target anyone that is online. If just one child clicks the wrong thing he/she could be looking at something they aren’t supposed to. A writer from The Houston Chronicle says “most kids at risk already have a bunch of social and emotional difficulties in their lives. These …show more content…

It is more likely for a person who is “new” on any social media site to be stalked by an unknown person. 95% of 12 to 17 year olds are on social media with a tablet, computer, or a smartphone. 1 in 5 teenagers who use social media regularly say they have been approached on a social site with something sexual. Or someone they don’t know tries to follow them. Only 25% of these teenagers tell a parent. In 2015 there were 799,041 registered sex offenders on social media. 16% of teenagers consider meeting someone they have only talked to online. 8% of those kids actually meet them. 75% of teenagers have put their personal information online. Sex offender targets are usually from the age of 11 to 15. The sex offender themselves are 18 to 55. Some can be much older or younger. This information is from Online predators statistics.org. Even if you can make your account private, a sex offender can hack your account or screenshot a picture of you and use it as their profile picture. This suggests that more people are at risk if they are between the ages 11 through 15 or their account is not private

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Due to this minors are able to use the website without the knowledge of the website, this means that it is still restricted for sex offenders solely because of the possibility of a minor being present on the site. This restricts almost every website including college sign-up websites, amazon, and even google search engine. The internet is such a part of human life that it is now considered a basic human right by the united nations. If the law is so broad that sex offenders are advised to just avoid it entirely, then they are being denied the basic human rights that all people have. According to Amnesty International “Human rights are basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to regardless of

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On social media 76% of teens are involved with it. A typical teen sends 2,000 text messages a month (Tarshis, 18). Thats ridiculous isn’t it. Says Lauren Tarshis’s article Is Technology Killing our Friendships.

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According to the Beau Biden Foundation, everyday there are at least 500,000 predators online. 1 in 5 children report they've been solicited or contacted by a predator in the past year. In this book you will see Abby a 14 year old talking to Luke a 27 year old. The critical literacy novel Want To Go Private?, by Sarah Darer Littman takes place in Connecticut. A 14 year old girl named Abby meets this guy on a website and starts chatting with him.

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According to Screen & Reveal, as many as 500,000 predators pose a threat to younger children who use the internet. 1 in 25 children will be manipulated into physical contact within a year. 82 percent of online predators are male. The critical literacy book Want to Go Private?

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However, many off turn a blind eye to the negative impact it has and will continue to have on society. For instance, although the ability to share images and videos with loved ones instantaneously regardless of where they are in the world is amazing; a simple oversight in the privacy settings could potentially place those pictures and/or videos in the wrong hands, which could be used to bully. In fact, “the depression and anxiety from cyberbullying are significant and have been the cause of many suicides in America” (Richards, Caldwell, & Go, 2015). Therefore, it is imperative that social media is not only monitored, but usage is

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This is bad because instead of going to a parent for help instead they go to online friends. According to CNN, “Instead of studying or doing homework they are texting friends and posting pictures online”. This is horrible because kids can fall behind in school and the child will have to go to summer school or get held back. will get late assignments that can lead to detentions. Also Social media can cause social anxious because they have to be seen instead of hiding behind a screen.

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This may include taking certain precautions for personal protection, and avoiding being alone at large events. Since the Internet is widely used as a tool by human traffickers, it is vital that the public be taught how to protect themselves in the cyber world. Training the public, particularly children and teenagers, on proper Internet and social media usage can be an invaluable tool in preventing further victimization efforts by human traffickers. Partnerships with concerned citizens, civic groups, and social groups will assist law enforcement in the prevention and detection human

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According to Maddie Brucker, a 12th grader at Beaver Country Day School, says she was challenged to use social media in a different way. Maddie says she has created a website on brain cancer for an assignment where she had sent it to certain doctors to get feedback and to friends and family members through emails, Facebook, and Twitter. Leslie Bowman, a professor and author of two online learning books, supports social media in K-12 classrooms by using private accounts. Clearly, kids will get distracted on their phones while doing something on them. It’s true kids may not do what their supposed to do while they’re on their phones.

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