The topic of social media can be a very controversial conversation. Some people think it’s beneficial and some don’t. However, I feel that it can be good and bad at the same time. There are ways that it can be good and ways that it can be bad.

Some of the ways it can be good are, you can make new friends and have a way of communicating with your friends and being able to use filters and be silly. However some people take this way too far. However it can be an unsafe place. Like people lying about their ages and people just telling straight up lies. Social media is also used for people to bully/make fun of other people, which is not right. But some people like to put others down.

I feel that social media is a privilege and that people take it for granted. Social media can be fun to make videos, make friends, and take cute pictures. Social media can also take a toll on people’s mental health, Tiktok does not ban people for showing inappropriate things but when they use it to bully someone Tiktok doesn’t do anything about it. For anything to get done you have to report an account and go through so much hassle just so that something gets done.

If your parents watch over your socials or if you are careful about it then it can be good. So in my opinion people need to have private accounts or their parents need to watch over them until they are 18. Also that they need to be using it correctly and not to be rude or do inappropriate things. Another thing is adding people you don’t know or are not from around where you live, it could be dangerous and you never know who you are talking to. You could be talking to a 50 year old lying about their age or a stalker. It can be dangerous.