Effects of Facebook on Teenagers
Social networking sites, most notably Facebook have become so popular today that they are the leading words on the lips of every teenager. Facebook has more than 750 millions users today. You love to spend most of your time checking your Facebook updates, but do you know that there are many negative effects of using Facebook.
Effects of Facebook on Teenagers
Most of the teenagers don’t realize the negative impact of Facebook on their life. And, the main reason is because they are already addicted to it. And, this addiction can lead to several negative developments. You will find 7 negative effects of this social networking site that should encourage you to start avoiding it.
The first negative effect of Facebook is that a teenage user starts loosing interest in his or her surroundings. You would be addicted to Facebook and the only thing you would be concerned about will be your “own” world, which is inside Facebook.
The second negative effect is that your real-world social interaction will start diminishing. There is no doubt that you are going to have hundreds of friends on Facebook, but with how many of them would you be interacting out in the real world. As a human being, you are a social creature and you naturally require real-world social interaction. When you are going to spend maximum of your time on the Internet, you are going to decrease your communication and social skills.
Another negative impact will be on your health. There is a very high chance that excessive use of Facebook leads to the users becoming obese. You would be sitting most of the time in front of the computer, eating snacks and without any physical activities. And, over a period of time you are going to accumulate all the extra pounds.
Facebook is also going to minimize your study time. Rather than spending your time on Facebook, you would better start browsing some educational sites that relate to your school course.
For Facebook users, family doesn’t come first, but Facebook does. For them their online friends are more important than their family members.
The sixth negative effect of Facebook is that your personal data becomes public on this social site, threatening your privacy. This is not reasonable, unless you want to be contacted by hundreds of people that don’t know you.
The seventh negative effect of Facebook is that it increases the chances of online conflict. Facebook is populated with immature individuals who create bizarre statuses, upload awkward images and carry out absurd actions. And, this can lead to conflicts between people.
Given these negative effects of Facebook it is up to you to decide the degree to which you want this social networking site to enter into your life. Getting addicted to Facebook is certainly going to increase problems in your life, but if you can restrict or avoid the use of this non-productive aspect of your life, you are going to stay away from troubles. Hence, it is up to you to decide how you want to use Facebook.
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I don’t claim to be an expert, but what I do know is that Facebook can be destructive, but also very useful. It just needs to be used appropriately used and treated with care.
That said, I support this article fully.
This is why I dont use face book.. i have friends with allready pre-existing depression problelms who has sucidal attempts or actions. I have these actions but for other reasons than something like facebook
it is really good that I found this as the best on the Internet. It is true also
is it true that facebook isa world of lie and irony ?why?
I would love to write about this.
i Feel this article has changed my life, i now attend church because of this
this is really true!
Also, is all the previous posters the same person? Do you not approve any comments that critique your posts?
Your Critique comment below is approved. All comments are approved as long as it is related to the article or replying to existing comments.
Is it just me or is this post is written in the format of a basic essay format with poor word variation and word choice. I think before someone tries to write about something they aren’t entirely educated about, they should take a bit more time reading a thesaurus or obtaining a better understanding of the English language. Besides, most of these “negative effects,” sound more like depression to me.
Yes, it is just YOU who’s arrogantly criticizing the article and trying hopelessly to sound intelligent, but making a blatant grammatical error yourself!! …”is this post is written…”??? SHAME ON YOU!!!
i totally agree lolz
I agree, fb is something that is becoming out of control.
I very much agree and yet so recently I have quit Facebook and other social networks. I am very happy and pleased with my life now rather than at the time of social networking…
If you are you a member of several groups on Facebook? Then make it a point to unsubscribe from all these groups.
yeah..its true..
we should aware from fb becoz it’s effect on our widely body………….
ya these effects are quite true……fb is so much addicted…………..
Status messages are a addictive circle and you will usually wait for responses from friends for every update that you make. It then becomes necessary for you to return the same favor.
i agree also they shouldn’t have to do anything like this for people who come to their website…
yuh right. I agree to that news and to your comment. I, as a student accidentally read this news because I’m searching about the great impact of facebook to the youngsters today. Eventhough, even me a senior student have addicted to facebook, I plan to make a research paper about this. I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to the author of this news. Thanks for the information.
This is interesting news indeed who knew they are trying to become a search engine. 112 times a day is pretty high I agree with you. Then again they will keep an eye on you minute by minute basis.
i agree also they shouldn’t have to do anything like this for people o come to their website
hmmmmm yea
facebook is a key to failure for those who use it as their life.
ya these statements are quite true ……..fb is so much addicted………….