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IMPACT OF UNRESTRICTED SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE ON YOUTH

  • Unique Paper ID: 166100
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2
  • PageNo: 197-205
  • Abstract:
  • Youth, the asset of the nation, have enormous power to bring changes in the society and the advancement oftechnology ignites the flames within them to consider the sky as the limit. But it is highly important to improvise the minds of youth to think in a positive direction. Day by day the unrestricted use of social media has endangered the minds of the youthaffecting their creativity. The correlation between the Youth and social media has become so intricate that it profoundly influences various aspects of their lives. During the transition period, an adolescent often undergoes through a tough phase to identify the ways how to create his own identity, to have a successful career, to become independent and responsible and for answering all such queries, he chooses social media as the best medium. But they are ignorant of the fact that social media is such a dangerous tool that it can ruin their career as well as life if not used with care and caution.There are many harmful contents available in the social media, those accelerate the youth to become a part (offender or victim) of cybercrime, whether knowing or unknowingly and subsequently getting entangled under the harsh provisions of the cyber law, media law, Information Technology law, etc. Even the hate speech disseminated on social media affects the psychology of the youth, whereas the suicidal gaming apps build negativity and self-harming nature in them. Theme: The current study focuses on impact of social media upon youth and how theyare becoming dependent on it without being aware of the pros and cons and the effect thereof. Methodology: TheAuthors have adopted doctrinal research technique to collect data from various sources like journal articles, news items, internet sources, judgements etc. andintend to assess the materials qualitatively. Objectives:The objectives of the study are to evaluate the positive and negative impacts of social media upon the adolescents and to find out the flaws in the laws governing such acts. Findings and suggestions: Although any technological advancement is made for the betterment of the society, but unfettered use of social media now daysoften act as catalysts for capturing, engulfing, and moulding the minds and creative thinking of the youth in a negative way. Therefore, the authors suggest for awareness and enforcement of stringent legislative provisions to combat the misuse of social media to protect youth from being digital puppets. As the society progressively connects to the internet with a growing number of gadgets, the significance and influence of online safety is crucial toempathise.
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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2
  • PageNo: 197-205

IMPACT OF UNRESTRICTED SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE ON YOUTH

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