The Impact of Social Media on Self-Awareness

Decades ago, communication philosopher Marshall McLuhan talked about how global village development and the development of new technologies have tied people all over the world and have created a boundary and cross-border online community . When people are expected to observe the rest of the world through the telescope, they also start to see themselves through the microscope.

"In recent years, I realize that information technology and social media have a serious impact on society and politics.When our social and political life, news consumption, political discussions are on online and social media platform As we move on, we face new challenges: "- Ludvig Norman, a researcher at the Swedish Diplomatic Academy and a scandal of talk host Cambridge Analytical (a company that holds tens of millions of Facebook users' personal data) It is not a company affected.I ask questions about the integrity of the internet.The major political events such as the US presidential election and Brexit are the expansion of the use of the Internet robot, the automation of the trolling, the automation of the network, the social media account Such as creating a problem It is above matters. Production news is disseminated widely, and the concept of "false news" has now become a term that generally are commonly used.

Social media is a proven marketing platform for e-commerce companies. Social media is also judged to have a significant influence on enhancing or expanding the awareness of every product. Personal accounts may also trigger the creation of promotions for online businesses and organizations.

Removing the impact of social media is easy - "Facebook is not real life." "The Instagram model is entirely made of photographs." But social media has a huge impact on our self-worth and peace of mind. Technology companies long recognized the emotional flaws of their products. In February 2016, Facebook announced a new "reaction". The World Health Organization uses social media to manage the global health crisis. Facebook has resources built for suicide prevention and cyber bullying prevention. In addition to other platforms, Twitter is pressured to stop or mute harmful ones. But if you want to evaluate the general view of Twitter's new 280-character limit, users are not happy.