As stated in my previous blog, social media has ruined our
communication skills. I also believe that social media has became dangerous for
young adults and teenagers. There are some dangerous websites for adults but
the main concern is teenagers having online relationships.
Today you see a lot of older adults on dating websites such as
E-harmony and match.com. I am not necessarily saying these websites are
dangerous but adults need to be careful when using these sites. I have heard
plenty of stories where the couple meets online and then they agree to meet
each other in person somewhere but then the male ends up raping or hurting the
female.
On the other hand I have heard awesome stories about these online
dating websites that the couple ends up getting married and having a great life
together. It all depends on how smart people are when using these sites.
Now teenagers on the other hand should not be on these sites at all.
Especially now days, teenagers that are under the age of fifteen are getting on
websites such as Facebook and Twitter by lying about their age. In an article I
found called Electronic Intimacy it
states, “I wonder about the nearly eight million American children age twelve
and younger who are currently registered on Facebook (having easily evaded
restrictions created in response to federal laws prohibiting data collection on
children under thirteen)”. This right here shows that there are young kids on
these sites they shouldn’t be on.
Something needs to be done about this because these kids and young teenagers
could be getting bullied, not knowing how to deal with it. Also they could be
adding and accepting friends they don’t actually know. This is all very
dangerous. One really important way that can prevent all of this is to have parents
be very cautious in what their children are doing on the Internet.
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