Written by: QuickWRITE
The short text titled "Media to Filipino Youth," written by Alyssa M provides exciting insights into how media affects Filipino teens in their daily lives. There's no other background or even online sources available. The article has limited information.
The text features the problems facing the use of media, in this context, social media. The article claims that school performance and health are affected because many teenagers spend nights using social media, resulting in a lack of sleep. The author also mentions that the youth becomes more anti-social due to more time spent on the phone and less time for other things such as physical activity and family bonding. However, the author also believes that good media literacy for teenagers will lessen the adverse effects mentioned.
Social media is a type of internet medium where people create, engage, like, share, and comment on content that their fellow social media users generate. This medium also facilitates the transmittance of information between people all over the internet. Filipinos are fond of social media. According to ABS-CBN News, as of February 2021, it is estimated that an average of 4 hours is spent by Filipinos each day on social media platforms.
The use of social media has an impact on teenagers' lives. As more people get interconnected, the easier it is to contact family members and friends with ease. Social media is beneficial to our society and a tool for teenagers to connect with other people. The text-only focuses on the adverse effects of social media but skims over the practical uses. Teachers during the pandemic can contact students through social media platforms like Facebook to instruct students on their school works and get updates on progress. Teens can also use social media for good.
I agree that social media can cause irrational addiction. Teens can scroll mindlessly to millions of content and memes for entertainment, wasting time that otherwise can be spent on productive activities. Some students are too distracted by what's on their newsfeed and forget to do their school works. Social media can worsen depression and anxiety because people compare themselves to what they see on their newsfeeds.
Some claims in the texts are somewhat exaggerated. However, the article has valid points that social media can cause harm if unregulated and media illiteracy. Education is vital as this new era of information has paved the way for the new world of interconnectivity. The regulation and literacy of these policies can be reaping the good aspects of social media while reducing the adverse effects. These actions require data from policymakers, law enforcement, psychologists, IT professionals, and many other professions. Let's make social media safe for everybody.
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