The Negative Impact Of Social Media In The United States

Effects Of Social Media In USA

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In the 21st century, there have been technological advancements which have contributed to the erosion of cultures. The emergence of social media platforms at the end of the 20th century marked one of the milestone achievements in the history of technology and communication. According to research, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have majorly contributed to the erosion of culture in the United States (Shirky, 2011). One of the main effects that has been identified by psychologists is that many people have become overly antisocial and spend most of their time on social media platforms. Communication and socializing on social media has eroded the traditional

According to research, these social media platforms provide a great field where businesses are able to directly interact with their customers. This thus has made it possible for such businesses that have adopted the use of social media to receive feedback from customers regarding the quality of their services and products. This is a positive effect of social media that have made it easy for many businesses across America to develop their customer base (Laroche, Habibi, Richard & Sankaranarayanan, 2012). Advertisements and other important information is passed to the target population through social media which is also considered to be effective in the long run. With regard to the business culture, it is clear that the traditional forms of conducting business have been eroded. This means that due to social media presence, most businesses are not able to interact with their customers on a face to face basis to get their feedback regarding their products and

People, especially teenagers using social media platforms are not monitored by adults. This means that the teenagers have the capability of using the social media however they would want to (Shirky, 2011). Since they are not restricted to the content they can upload or download from the social media, it is most likely that they have access to a large database of obscene materials (Perloff, 2014). For instance, most of the teenagers would tend to post naked picture of themselves on social media. The main motive of doing this is guided by their need to show off their bodies to other social media users (Flew, 2007). This is a situation and behavior that can be considered immoral. In the past, people did not have social media and it was rare to even show a part of the skin to the public. This culture and morals have however been eroded since the inception of social media platforms. Likewise, social media users can download obscene content to their gadgets without any limitation (Shirky, 2011). This issue should be considered serious by most parents in the United States. Exposing children to obscene materials can continue to ruin the morals of the future generations which as a result continue to erode the cultures