The Dark Side of Social Media: Unmasking the Hidden Dangers

Social media applications have become part and parcel of modern life with an increasing number of users in any corner of the globe. The digital world has post-ive as well as negatives impacts of social media on mental health, privacy, and social changes. This article discusses the dark side of social media and their hidden dangers.

Impact on Mental Health
The most severe implication of social media is mental health. Research studies conclude that a high usage rate of social media is connected to the increased instances of anxiety, depression, and loneliness.People start comparing their lives with ideal lives on the internet, which normally brings about low self-esteem and feelings of inadequacy. This pressure to be perfect on the internet increases these feelings and forms a cycle that hurts.

Cyberbullying and Harassment
Social media becomes a haven to cyberbullying. Cyberbullying may also become much easier through the anonymous characteristics of the internet that motivate individuals to be violent while the consequences are not as immediate. The effects brought about by cyberbullying to most victims are strong emotional reactions, which would even result in catastrophic ramifications. How seriously it is being treated is only manifested through how fast and conveniently hateful material…