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@article{191409,
        author = {Dr. Jignesh Chavda},
        title = {Mobile Phones, Social Media and AI in Youth Culture: Constructive and Destructive Phenomena},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {},
        volume = {12},
        number = {no},
        pages = {1403-1406},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=191409},
        abstract = {The 21st century has seen many innovations and transformations that have transformed the everyday life of mankind. The rapid expansion of mobile phones, social media platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) in the past couple of decades has profoundly reshaped the everyday lives of youth in India. These digital technologies function not merely as tools of communication but as influential agents that shape behavior, identity, cognition and social relationships. Thus, this paper examines the constructive and destructive phenomena emerging from youth engagement with mobile phones, social media, and AI-driven applications.Constructively, digitalisation promotes creativity, efficiency, access to knowledge, digital entrepreneurship, and social connectivity. AI-enabled platforms facilitate content production, personalized communication, and problem-solving, allowing adolescents to actively participate in digital culture.  However, the same technologies have negative repercussions, such as excessive screen dependency, decreased attention span, digital addiction, cyber bullying, disinformation, privacy problems, and psychological suffering, such as anxiety and social comparison.
The study adopts an interdisciplinary framework drawing upon media studies, psychology, and sociology to analyze how youth negotiate the opportunities and risks of digital technologies. Using secondary data, existing surveys, and observed digital practices, the paper highlights how AI operates subtly within everyday platforms, often without conscious awareness among young users. The findings suggest that youth experience digital technologies as a paradoxical space where empowerment and vulnerability coexist. The paper argues for the urgent need to promote digital literacy, ethical AI awareness, and balanced technology use in alignment with the objectives of NEP-2020. By critically examining both constructive and destructive dimensions, the study contributes to ongoing academic and policy debates on responsible digital engagement and youth well-being in the age of AI.},
        keywords = {Mobile phones, social media, Artificial Intelligence, Youth behaviour, Constructive impacts, Destructive impacts},
        month = {},
        }