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Blessing or a Curse?
Popular for sharing your daily life, but how much is too much? Every time a picture is posted, the chance of someone downloading your information increases. legaljobs.io says people with social media accounts have a 46% higher chance of having their identity stolen due to identity theft.
Mental Health is a touchy topic these days but how much is social media hurting it? In a poll done by PushON, 62% said they spend over 3 hours per day on social media, 42% of that are teenagers ages 16-19. 48% of social media users said they felt self-conscious
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Along with feeling self- conscious, social media was at the top of the list of most common places for cyberbullying according to stopbullying.gov.
Story by: Katie Wright
Ways to stay safe on social mediaKeep a private account
Only allow close family and friends to follow you
Ways to stay safe on social mediaKeep a private account Only allow close family and friends to follow you
Don’t let people you don’t know message you
Don’t let people you don’t know message you
Don’t have location sharing on
Don’t have location sharing on
