Social Media Dangerous

Have you ever thought of having, or even have, social media? Social media is a place to share videos and photos with different kinds of people from around the world-including the people you don’t know. However, people don’t know the dangers of it that comes with downloading the app. Social media sites are dangerous because it gives your private information away, causes crime, and it can be a big waste of your time.

First, social media lacks users privacy and reveals them to the government. For example, according to socialnetworkingprocon.org the article states, “81% of people surveyed feel "not very" or "not at all" secure when using social media sites to share private information. 48% of people reported some difficulty in managing their privacy

Social media is a good way to have a small little break from working, or if your just bored. Although, most always are on social media, liking, commenting, and even posting. Never taking a break on it will lead you to miss out on more important things in life. In agreement with socialnetworkprocon.org, the author claims, “When alerted to new social media activity, such as a new tweet or Facebook message, users take 20 to 25 minutes on average to return to the original task.” Any may think that getting off of social media is easy for them. Nonetheless, it’s harder for them- and you- than people think. One post to another hilarious post to another relatable post will get you hooked on what others have to offer. In addition in the article the author says, “In 30% of cases, it took two hours to fully return attention to the original task.” This leads to people not doing their homework which lowers their grades. As well as you getting the college- even high schools!- you want to go to. Along with you never getting back on task and missing out on important things in your life, like family. If some can spend 30 minutes on social media apps, any can spend 1 hour at the movies, mall, or just hanging out with family- or even