Most used social media for teens

I really like this article. I was super interested in all the info it gave on teenagers and what their most used platform was. It's no surprise to me that FaceBook was not one of the top choices for most used. The one thing I was surprised with was the placement of Instagram and Snapchat. After Snapchat updated, a lot of people weren't as active on it as they were before the update. Because of that, I expected Snapchat to not have a high number as it did in the 'most used' section of the survey. I guess they made a comeback.

Facebook No Longer The Dominant Social Media Platform For Teens

Stories on social media (stories/posts)

I'm not gonna lie, I agree with the article that stories are starting to take over social media and replace regular posts. I don't post too often, but I do occasionally visit the apps themselves. When I scroll through, I don't see a whole lot of interesting posts. They're very repetitive when I look at people's profiles, but then I see their stories. The stories that I see tend to be more interesting and attractive than the person's actual post, it kind of annoys me. I really do feel like these new 'stories' can take attention away from actual posts, I think it should change.

As Stories Replace Posts on Social Media, Users Feel Even More Pressure to Be Perfect

Nuns on social media

I don't know if it is a good idea to have nuns on social media, only because there can be a lot of violence on there and mad people. But then again, maybe that's what social media needs. Maybe they need the presence of nuns to remember to be respectful. I mean I know I wouldn't talk to nuns like that, I would feel so disgusted with myself. It just seems too rude to me, I can't see myself doing that. I just hope no one is rude to them, they don't deserve that, I don't think they should be exposed to that.

Vatican advises nuns not to overindulge in social media

Social media challenges now more dangerous

I do not understand the whole point of these weird challenges. Do they know that what they are doing is dangerous? And can cause lifelong injuries? I mean, I would not do that because it sounds painful, excruciatingly painful. It just sounds so stupid to me. It concerns me how these kids (or teens, whoever they are) are able to come up with these kinds of things. All I'm saying is parents should be more knowledgeable and aware of what their kids are doing because it is getting way out of hand and way out of control. These are kids we're talking about.

Dangerous social media challenges could leave behind lifelong injuries

Snapchat robbery

I mean I guess it's a smart way to a rob someone through Snapchat, but is it really necessary? It seems a bit excessive to me. Yea, you gotta do what you gotta do, but through Snapchat? Can't you save chats in it? Unless the guy didn't want anyone to find out. Now that I think about it, why a Motel 6? Why not a park or somewhere else? That in itself seems a little sketchy to me. All I'm saying is there might be more than one reason she robbed him. Then again I'm not an investigator or lawyer.

Social media used to rob a man in College Station

Gangs and Social Media

I do not understand why people continue to blame social media for society's problems. Instead of pointing the finger, how about we think about how the situation came to be in the first place. When on Instagram, as you start to like certain things more and more, that same type of content will reappear on your feed. If the person on the app likes that content, they have made the decision to continue to see that. So if someone continued to like posts with gang-related content, they have made the decision to have those ideas in their heads every time they open Instagram. Getting rid of social media will not get rid of gangs, I say that because it sounds like people are saying the solution to ending gangs is an end to social media. That is not it.

Social media is glamourising gang violence

China banning Peppa Pig

Talk about taking control, I have to applaud China for banning those characters. Not because I do not like them (I have nothing against Winnie the Pooh or Peppa Pig) but because they wanted something done so they did it. China's government did not approve nor appreciate what was being done with the cartoons so they banned both. I have heard of politicians complain about how people use social media but they do not do anything about it. Unlike those people, Chinese officials did what they thought they should. I just think it was awesome how they took actions with they thought they should change.

A popular Chinese social media platform has banned Peppa Pig for being ‘subversive’