There are many effects caused by internet that have bad outcome not only on us but also on the people surrounding us.Some of these effects can be low grades,less sleeping time,and social media addiction.
Another effect can be lack of sleeping as teenagers spend most of their time texting,checking social media,and etc. which causes them to go late to bed despite the fact they have school the next day meaning they should be up early. A study by Nielsen shows we spend an average of 5.3% of our time emailing, and 13.4% of our time texting. Based on our total mobile time of 4+ hours a day, Nielsen shows we spend about 13 minutes and 35 minutes per day on emailing and texting.(Request)
Finally,usually if you are internet addicted then someway you are also social media addicted.All those social media like Facebook,Instagram,Twitter,Snapchat,
The first effect caused by internet can be low grades mainly in school which is caused by the amount of time teenagers spend on their phones each day instead of studying and doing their homework occasionally. According to Common Sense Media, teens spend an average of 9 hours a day online, compared to about 6 hours for those aged 8 to 12 and 50 minutes for kids between 0 and eight.(Anderson)The numbers alone show that internet has get into our lives but we cannot even see it.As the study shows teenagers spend on average 9 hours per day on their phones which is more than they stay in school which shows that internet plays a significant role in teenagers’ lives.
Another effect can be lack of sleeping as teenagers spend most of their time texting,checking social media,and etc. which causes them to go late to bed despite the fact they have school the next day meaning they should be up early. A study by Nielsen shows we spend an average of 5.3% of our time emailing, and 13.4% of our time texting. Based on our total mobile time of 4+ hours a day, Nielsen shows we spend about 13 minutes and 35 minutes per day on emailing and texting.(Request)
Finally,usually if you are internet addicted then someway you are also social media addicted.All those social media like Facebook,Instagram,Twitter,Snapchat,
and etc. are nowadays playing important role in teenagers and generally people’s lives.Each one of them allows you to share certain pictures you like with your friends and people around the world.Some people do think that internet is a safe place but you have to be careful what you share with people and especially strangers that you don’t know anything about.On average people spend about 35 minutes on Facebook,40 minutes on Youtube,25 minutes on Snapchat,and more than 90 minutes on Twitch daily.(Mediakix)This numbers display the role internet is playing in our lives nowadays.As much as we want to prevent kids from getting access to internet which causes addiction there in no way of doing it as nowadays most people rely on internet in a certain way.
Works cited:
Anderson,Jenny,”Even teens are worried they spend too much time on their phones”,https://qz.com/,
Quartz,Aug.23,2018,web,Mar.19,2019
Request;Text;“How Much Time Do People Spend on Their Mobile Phones in 2017?”,https://hackernoon.com,Hackernoon,
May 9,2017,Web,Mar.19,2019
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