EFFECTS OF THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA
In our current societyalmost all the youth own smartphones ,computers and TV in their rooms this kind of exposure is encouraged but not everything on social media is good .Everything that has an advantage has a disadvantage.
DISEASES
Occasionallythe youth use their mobile phones to chat with their family members and friends, which is not bad. Prolonged exposure chatting throughoutnight leads to sleeping disorders . Furthermore,sleeping next to a mobile phone can cause
radiation exposure which can lead to some diseases like cancer .
EROSION OF CULTURE.
One’s culture and traditions nature good morals . The youth are being disconnected from their traditional norms . They claim they are being digital when they interact with other youth from diverse countries forgetting their own culture and adopt foreign so that they don’t look out of place . Ladies also mimic the dressing mode of the people they see on Facebook via their smartphones thus saying goodbye to their old dressing mode.
CRIME
In the current society crime rate has increased. Robbers and thieves finds it easy to get more information about what they want to steal or do from google via laptops, computers and smartphones. They also plan their schemes easily while communicating to each other thus succeeding in their evil motives.
FRAUD
Fraudulent activities have increased especially among the youth who are from poor backgrounds and they want to earn money at any cost. They engage themselves in fraud so that they can make ends meet . They find it easy to do this due to the internet and social media .For instance they say after sending money to such and such a number one’s money will multiply.
DRUG ABUSE
In the current society teenagers have engaged themselves in taking harmful drugs like cocaine, bhang and alcohol these harmful drugs are exposed to the teenagers through advertisements on social media these advertisements are appealing to their eyes and they decide to try them after they try they become addicts and some end up losing their lives.
POOR PERFOMANCE
Most youth are performing poorly in school because they are exposed to the internet and social media . They spend all their free time chatting on Facebook and WhatsApp via their smartphones this causes distractions and divided attention between the social media and academics obviously most of them will put all their attention to social media and forget about books thus making them to perform poorly in their exams.
SOCIAL INTERACTION
Social interaction has decreased in the society teenagers spend most of their time chatting via their smartphones instead of interacting socially with their friends. This act reduces their communication skills.