THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON YOUNG GENERATIONS : A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

Social media is a quickly evolving platform that allows kids and young adults to communicate, express themselves, and share content in any format. Mobile phones and e-media have become part of our everyday life. Youngsters now get early access to internet resources and contemporary devices. It is the source of a contemporary socio cultural pattern that has transformed our society's entire social and behavioral landscape as well as how people relate to one another. Social media is a double-edged sword: although it offers many advantages, it can have a harmful impact on kids. A multitude of online platforms facilitate communication by means of social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Intagram, youtube and various blog formats, which are readily available to them and influence people in multiple ways: psychologically, cognitively, and socially. Children are affected differently by social media based on their personalities, gender, the nature of their family and social surroundings, and their life experiences. Online harassment, melancholy, anxiety, rising narcissism, sexting, and excessive exposure to unsuitable content are all issues that society and lawmakers must address. This paper will investigate the different beneficial and bad effects on children, as well as how the latter might be improved, while also exploring legal safeguards.

Keywords: Impact, Social Media, Children, television, video games, smartphone.