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In this issue, HOPE Youth Coalition Leaders illustrates how advertisements and influencers platforms impact youth's mental health. Social media platforms should be space to uplift youth's growth- HOPE Youth Coalition leaders envision an online community free of unhealthy messages.

Healthy Online Platforms for Everyone (HOPE)

Youth Coalition is a program of Youth Leadership Institute. We are a California statewide coalition that aims to hold social media companies and the online community responsible for the messages and advertising we all receive.

Youth Contributors:

Aayush Verma

Adamari Cota

Jessica Beltran-Hernandez

Liliana Beltran-Hernandez

Nancy Aquino-Aguilar

Selena Dinn

Wait-whendidyougiveconsentto receiveanad?Askingforafriend.

#healthyonline#predatorymarketing#ads

I had heard about its effects on mental health but I didn’t perceive it until I had heard about its effects on mental health but I didn’t perceive it until it happened to me and even friends. I started comparing myself to many it happened to me and even friends. I started comparing myself to many social media influencers. Not only that, but I saw my friends getting social media influencers. Not only that, but I saw my friends getting influenced by these celebrities in the wrong way. I remember one of these influenced by these celebrities in the wrong way. I remember one of these celebrities did an advertisement for the consumption of celebrities did an advertisement for the consumption of vaping/marijuana use. It was being glamorized all over their social media vaping/marijuana use. It was being glamorized all over their social media page. My friend thought it was “cool” how their favorite social media page. My friend thought it was “cool” how their favorite social media influencer was advertising it on their post but they soon realized that this influencer was advertising it on their post but they soon realized that this isn’t a healthy place to be in. isn’t a healthy place to be in.

Social media is an easy space to gain influence from others in many way

Social media is an easy space to gain influence from others in many wayss. . For that reason, I envision a healthy online platform for everyone, which For that reason, I envision a healthy online platform for everyone, which means making sure these platforms have a policy that limits means making sure these platforms have a policy that limits advertisements reaching people’s feeds, especially those who are advertisements reaching people’s feeds, especially those who are underage . We need reviews to make sure these ads don’t come in our underage . We need reviews to make sure these ads don’t come in our feeds and that these influencers advertise these ads to the right audience. feeds and that these influencers advertise these ads to the right audience. For example, if an ad is being seen on someone’s feed it would have to be For example, if an ad is being seen on someone’s feed it would have to be for the right age range. for the right age range.

byLilianaBeltran

How Do We Form Healthy

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS?