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  2. Problematic social media use - Wikipedia

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    Research shows that increase social media use and exposure to social media platforms can lead to negative results and bullying over time. While social media's main intention is to share information and communicate with friends and family, there is more evidence pertaining to negative factors rather than positive ones.

  3. Psychological effects of Internet use - Wikipedia

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    However, when the Internet is used as a social medium (either online gaming or social networking sites) there is a positive correlation between the use of the Internet and family conflicts. In conjunction with using the Internet for social means, there is a risk of exposing familial information to strangers, which is perceived to parents as a ...

  4. Social media and the effects on American adolescents

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    Research. Social media may positively affect adolescents by promoting a feeling of inclusion, providing greater access to more friends, and enhancing romantic relationships. Social media allows people to communicate with other people, no matter the distance between them. [1]

  5. Social media - Wikipedia

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    Observers have noted a range of positive and negative impacts from social media. Social media can help to improve an individual's sense of connectedness with others and be an effective communication (or marketing) tool for corporations, entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, advocacy groups, political parties, and governments. Social ...

  6. Social media and psychology - Wikipedia

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    Especially in today's society, social media has gained a new perspective on younger generations. It is what younger generations are born into and are growing up to use, particularly what is running today's society. Social Media has its downfalls regarding depression and mental health.

  7. Social media as a news source - Wikipedia

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    There are ways that social media positively affects the world of news and journalism but it is important to acknowledge that there are also ways in which social media has a negative effect on the news that people consume such as false news, biased news, and disturbing content.

  8. Social web - Wikipedia

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    The social web is a set of social relations that link people through the World Wide Web. [1] The social web encompasses how websites and software are designed and developed in order to support and foster social interaction. [2] : 5 These online social interactions form the basis of much online activity including online shopping, [3] education ...

  9. Criticism of Facebook - Wikipedia

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    The use of Facebook can have negative psychological and physiological effects [8] that include feelings of sexual jealousy, [9] [10] stress, [11] [12] lack of attention, [13] and social media addiction that in some cases is comparable to drug addiction. [14] [15] Facebook's operations have also received coverage.

  10. Uses and gratifications theory - Wikipedia

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    Uses and gratifications theory is a communication theory that describes the reasons and means by which people seek out media to meet specific needs. The theory postulates that media is a highly available product, that audiences are the consumers of the product, and that audiences choose media to satisfy given needs as well as social and psychological uses, such as knowledge, relaxation, social ...

  11. Social networking service - Wikipedia

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    A social networking service or SNS (sometimes called a social networking site) is a type of online social media platform which people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career content, interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections. [1] [2]