YOUTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA

In today’s period of time social media is a very trending topic each and every youth is seen operating social network as it insights with latest news , thanks to smartphones which has made very easier to get connected to the people and collect the information. Therefore the social media has provided a platform for many youth who have access not only to consume media more easily and quickly but also to make media and share it , by creating groups and pages based on their common discipline.

social media has become youths lifestyle and it makes

their lives easier and efficient. Most youths are spending at least an hour in these popular social media sites, using Facebook, Twitter or Myspace they have both the positive and the negative impact on the youth. It is decision of an individual to make whether to continue using the sites or not.

Youth uses social media in such a way that there is transparency to other people about there life by Status updates, wall post and tweets yell about every move they make, every step they take and every relation they make or break. Therefore it has even become a perfect platform for cyber bullying and providing details that increase risk of identity theft.