Effects of social media on youth
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Social media is the use of electronic and internet tools to share and discuss information with online communities. Some positive effects of social media include establishing connections with people, sharing ideas and creativity, and accessing information from anywhere in the world. However, social media can also be addictive and negatively impact students' academic performance. It also opens users up to hackers, fraud, and health issues from overuse. Popular social media tools include WhatsApp, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. Users must be aware of threats like social networking worms, phishing, trojans, data leaks, and shortened malicious links on social media. Parents and users should work to prevent these threats through safety precautions like privacy settings and not sharing personal information
Effects of social media on youth
- 1. Sukriti Singh A0523113081 BTBM/13/242 Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida Teacher Incharge: Dr. Jyoti Singh BY:
- 3. WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA? SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE USE OF ELECTRONIC AND INTERNET TOOLS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHARING AND DISCUSSING INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCES WITH AN ONLINE COMMUNITY.
- 4. POSITIVE EFFECTS AND ADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
- 5. THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE IS THAT IT HELPS IN ESTABLISHING CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE,FRIENDS AND RELATIVES. IT HELPS IN SHARING ONE’S VIEW, SHARE PICTURES AND LOTS OF OTHER STUFFS. IT HELPS STUDENTS IN INTERACTING WITH ONE ANOTHER AND SHARE IDEAS. THIS HELPS IN IMPROVING STUDENT’S CREATIVITY. THE SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES CAN BE ACCESSED FROM ANY PART OF THE GLOBE.
- 6. THROUGH THESE SITES THE STUDENTS CAN ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH ENTREPRENEURS, CORPORATE PEOPLE AND CAN GAIN VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM THEM. FACILITATES OPEN COMMUNICATION, LEADING TO ENHANCED INFORMATION DISCOVERY AND DELIVERY. TARGETS A WIDE AUDIENCE, MAKING IT A USEFUL AND EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT TOOL. INCREASE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF STUDENTS. SAVES TIME AND COST BY FACILITATING FASTER COMMUNICATION.
- 7. NEGATIVE EFFECTS/DISADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ONE OF THE MAJOR DISADVANTAGES OF USING SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES ARE THE STUDENTS GET ADDICTED TO IT. THEY SPEND HOURS IN THOSE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES WHICH CAN OBVIOUSLY DEGRADE THE STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. OPENS UP THE POSSIBILITY FOR HACKERS TO COMMIT FRAUD AND LAUNCH SPAM AND VIRUS ATTACKS. SOME STUDENTS MAY TEND TO USE THESE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES TILL MID NIGHT OR EVEN MORE WHICH CAN OBVIOUSLY LEAD TO HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS.
- 8. Attention-deficit hyperactivity Disorder The practice of logging on daily to see hundreds of new photos, comments, and user statuses have begun to take away our ability to keep our focus on something for more than an hour or two, making ADHD a very real and possible effect of SNS
- 10. SOME OF THE POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS/WEBSITES. WHATSAPP TWITTER GOOGLE+ LINKED IN
- 12. THREATS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA SOCIAL NETWORKING WORMS - SOCIAL NETWORKING WORMS INCLUDE KOOBFACE, WHICH HAS BECOME, ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS, "THE LARGEST WEB 2.0 BOTNET." WHILE A MULTI-FACETED THREAT LIKE KOOBFACE CHALLENGES THE DEFINITION OF "WORM," IT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PROPAGATE ACROSS SOCIAL NETWORKS (E.G., FACEBOOK, MYSPACE, TWITTER, HI5, FRIENDSTER AND BEBO), ENLIST MORE MACHINES INTO ITS BOTNET, AND HIJACK MORE ACCOUNTS TO SEND MORE SPAM TO ENLIST MORE MACHINES. ALL THE WHILE MAKING MONEY WITH THE USUAL BOTNET BUSINESS, INCLUDING SCAREWARE AND RUSSIAN DATING SERVICES. PHISHING - IT IS AN ACT OF CREATING FAKE WEBPAGES TO STEAL USER’S INFORMATION FOR ILLEGAL PURPOSE.ALWAYS LOOK URL BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR INFORMATION.FOR EXAMPLE : HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM
- 13. TROJANS : - SOCIAL NETWORKS HAVE BECOME A GREAT VECTOR FOR TROJANS -- "CLICK HERE" AND YOU GET: ZEUS -- A POTENT AND POPULAR BANKING TROJAN THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN NEW LIFE BY SOCIAL NETWORKS. * URL ZONE -- IS A SIMILAR BANKING TROJAN, BUT EVEN SMARTER, IT CAN CALCULATE THE VALUE OF THE VICTIM'S ACCOUNTS TO HELP DECIDE THE PRIORITY FOR THE THIEF. DATA LEAKS : - SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE ALL ABOUT SHARING. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY USERS SHARE A BIT TOO MUCH ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION -- PROJECTS, PRODUCTS, FINANCIALS, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES, SCANDALS, OR OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION. SHORTENED LINKS : - PEOPLE USE URL SHORTENING SERVICES (E.G., BIT.LY AND TINYURL) TO FIT LONG URLS INTO TIGHT SPACES. THEY ALSO DO A NICE JOB OF OBFUSCATING THE LINK SO IT ISN'T IMMEDIATELY APPARENT TO VICTIMS THAT THEY'RE CLICKING ON A MALWARE INSTALL, NOT A CNN VIDEO.
- 15. HOW TO PREVENT SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS?? INSTALL THEFT PROTECTION SOFTWARE ON ALL OF THE COMPUTERS YOU USE TO ACCESS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. MAKE SURE NEVER TO CLICK THE BOX TO SAVE YOUR PASSWORD WHEN YOU ARE ON A PUBLIC, WORK OR LAPTOP COMPUTER. USE YOUR REAL NAME WHENEVER YOU SIGN UP FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. AVOID GIVING OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, SUCH AS ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER OR YOUR BIRTH DATE. CHANGE YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON ALL YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, SO THAT YOU HAVE CONTROL OF ALL THE INFORMATION THAT IS POSTED.
- 17. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATION PARENTS NEED TO WORK WITH THEIR CHILDREN ON USING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. THIRTY-ONE PERCENT OF YOUTH SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION (2007) REPORTED POSTING INAPPROPRIATE PICTURES AND SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH STRANGERS. YOUTH NEED TO BE TAUGHT OF THE DANGERS OF PUTTING THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE. INFORMATION THAT IS POSTED ONLINE CAN NEVER BE PERMANENTLY ERASED. PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN SHOULD ESTABLISH PRIVACY SETTINGS, AND THE CHILDREN SHOULD LEARN TO CHECK TO BE SURE THAT THEIR PRIVACY SETTINGS HAVE NOT CHANGED.