There’s bad news for those self-proclaimed social media “addicts”: multiple studies from the last year show that too much time spent on your favorite platforms can make you depressed and less satisfied with life. It starts early, too; even young teens report negative effects from social media obsession.

Our world is more and more a single “information society”, and television, as the world’s most powerful medium of communication, is a key part of that society. Television can be a tremendous force for good.

Yet, perhaps the biggest reason we see social media as all-powerful is because we can easily measure it. The widespread availability of firehoses and the industry’s embrace of analytics providers means companies, journalists, policymakers and even everyday citizens can consume social trends with ease.

• 1. Facebook – 2.23 billion MAUs. Facebook is the biggest social media site around, with more than two billion people using it every month.
• YouTube – 1.9 billion MAUs. YouTube is a video-sharing platform where users watch a billion hour of videos every day.
• WhatsApp – 1.5 billion MAUs.
• Messenger – 1.3 billion MAUs.

Social media can be an awesome environment to encourage each other, communicate with people and share our stories. Social media gives us a chance to reconnect and keep up with old friends and friends that live far away. It gives us the opportunity to share our stories and get our opinions out there.

What are the advantages of social media?

• You reach large audiences.
• You have a direct connection with your audience.
• You can create organic content.
• You have access to paid advertising services.
• You build your brand.
• You drive traffic to your website.
• You can evaluate your performance.

Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram, can be very powerful platforms to use to speak out on important issues. You can involve your friends and family by creating a dialogue that will lead to solving some of these issues.

However, multiple studies have found a strong link between heavy social media and an increased risk for depression, anxiety, loneliness, self-harm, and even suicidal thoughts. Social media may promote negative experiences such as: Inadequacy about your life or appearance.

Media plays very a important role and has influence in virtually every aspect of our lives. Newspaper, magazine, radio, television and internet are the different types of media. It greatly affects our lives because media has the power to influence our thoughts.

Social media has not only found new ways of communication but also has reshaped the old ones. The increase in the speed of communication has created a sense of urgency and a need to share things among people, provided an inside perspective of faraway places, and made digital messages more personal.