Issue: The Pros and Cons of Social Media for Youth

Pros: Cons:

 Ability to keep in touch with friends  Cyberbullying

and family  Anxiety
 Ease of making new friends  Misrepresented sense of body image
 Recognized as a source of support  Threats
and assurance by many  Criticism
 Exposure to new ideas  Miscommunication
 Exposure to political and social  Feeling of being left out and lonely
movements  Paranoia
 Positively affect emotions for few  Many describe it as a source of
 Described as method of stress worry and pressure
management by few  Exposure to disturbing content

Conclusion: Despite it’s overwhelming amount of cons, many people, especially teens still use
social media due to its convenience and broad connection to your friends and the rest of the
world. Social media is definitely here to stay since its pros definitely out way the cons, I mean
imagine a world were we still have to read letters from long distance relationships and having to
wait days if not weeks to receive a response. Not to mention how social media help socially
awkward people make new friend, broaden our imagination and helps communities work
together for a good cause to name a few. Finally most of the cons can be avoided by just staying
on the ‘safe side’ of the social media world so there isn’t much of a reason to criticize social
media unless you go out of your way to look for one.

Name: Mubarak Al Naimi

Name: Mubarak Al Naimi