Social Media Blog Post
We’ve all been there. Going about our days until our phone slips out of our hands and into a puddle big enough to be called an ocean. The next few days are spent soaking our device in rice and contracting co workers and family letting them know that they will not be able to reach you via cell phone. With technology advancing as rapidly as it is, social media becomes a big part of our daily interactions, and the lack of a smartphone often leaves us socially handicapped. The report done by the American Academy of Pediatrics outlines the dangers adolescents may face when they are not educated on media. A section of this report is dedicated to cyberbullying, which can be a serious issue in our modern society. Social media makes it easy for any online predator to hide behind a screen and target young adults without any major consequences. This article states that “[cyberbullying] can cause profound psychosocial outcomes including depression, anxiety, severe isolation, and, tragically, s