• Studies show social media can increase chance or depression, anxiety, self-worth, and other mental health issues. 2. Can also affect our physical health. • Social media can lead to sleep deprivation, self-harm, and suicidal behavior. This is because of things such as envy and influencers who show body images that are to high of a standard. 3. Is easier to spread bad/negative messages. • It can negatively affect young boys and girls, by showing a too high body standard and other things besides body image. • A report in Colorado shows a seventh-grade boy committing suicide because he was constantly being bullied on social media, because social media makes it easier to spread hate, which brings me to my next point. • Along with this, it is easier to bully online because people are not scared of the consequences. •