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1. Did You
Like My
Insta?
T O D A Y ' S O B S E S S I O N W I T H
G E T T I N G " L I K E S "
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lAURA
RUBINO

2. L A U R E N D O B S O N - H U G H E S ,
P R E S I D E N T O F P L A N N E D P A R E N T H O O D O T T A W A
"We know that social
media is not a
separate thing to them
[today's youth], it is
part of their lives."

3. Today's youth is
overly exposed to
forms of social
media that have
negative impacts
on mental health
and social
inclusion.
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4. On average....
Teens spend about 9 hours
a day with media.
45 per cent of teens
reported using social
media every day and only
36 per cent said they
enjoyed that activity a lot.
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5. An online survey conducted by Joseph Grenny and David Maxfield of more
than 1,600 participants concluded that we have become social media
“trophy hunters.”
58% of respondents claimed that attempting to hone the perfect
post has prevented them from enjoying life.
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6. Getting a "LIKE"
over having a "LIFE"
Societies New
Addiction:
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7. 36% of teens said they check social media to
see if their friends are doing things without
them
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8. "Since my friends
and I started high
school, we've started
to see the Instagram
like as a social
status. We use it as a
way to judge
popularity almost."
Michael, a 15-year-old high
school sophomore from New
Jersey explained.
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9. FOMO
Fear Of Missing Out
Through social media posts,
such as Snapchat stories,
Facebook statuses, and
tweets; teens constantly
question what they are
missing out on, rather than
what they are experiencing.
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10. Today, there are
a number of
apps that allow
people to
purchase
"followers."
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11. Fake
Followers
Having a high number
of followers can
attribute to your level
of popularity, and
ultimately your social
confidence.
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13. Social
Stalking
"Online stalking is definitely happening
more often because there is such an
array of powerful tools at stalkers'
disposal making it easier to do."
- Jennifer Perry, author of Digital
Stalking: A Guide to Technology Risks
for Victims.
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14. S O M E R E S E A R C H I N D I C A T E S T H A T F E E L I N G
C O M P E L L E D T O P O R T R A Y A " M Y F U N - F I L L E D
L I F E " V E R S I O N O F R E A L I T Y C A N C O M E A T A
S E V E R E P S Y C H O L O G I C A L C O S T . I T C A N B E
V E R Y D A M A G I N G T O A Y O U N G P E R S O N ' S S E L F -
E S T E E M I F P O S T S A N D P H O T O S R E C E I V E F E W
L I K E S O R C O M M E N T S . . . T H I S C A N L E A D T O S E L F -
D O U B T A N D S E L F - L O A T H I N G .
- ROBERT WHITELY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY
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16. Complex social
networks
allow us to
engage, and
possibly
question our
emotional
intelligence.
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17. The
Pressure
to be
"Picture
Perfect"
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18. If we are consumed with showing
people how happy we are, are we
really able to enjoy our experiences?
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19. “’Likes' are a low-
effort way to
produce a
counterfeit feeling
of social well-
being that takes
more effort to
achieve in the real
world.”
-Joseph Grenny
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20. Photo CC: Pixabay

21. References
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3. Kelly Wallace, C. (2017). Teens spend 9 hours a day using media, report says. CNN. Retrieved
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4. Martrix Sidneyeve. "Media Convergence" 2017. Lecture.
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6. Payne, E. (2017). Study links teens who spend at least two hours per day on social media to
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on-social-media-to-suicidal-thoughts-poor-mental-health

22. 7. Reddy, S. (2014). Teen Researchers Defend Media Multitasking: Doing Homework with music,
texts, tweets works better for some." Wall Street Journal.
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