Instagram: Is It True Or False?

What is social media? Social media is an interactive digital technology, often used for people to exchange ideas through the network. We can do many things with this platform. Instagram is one of the most popular social media. Many young people in the world, especially those in Malaysia, use this app to share or show their personal lifestyle with friends and strangers, or call them “followers”

First of all, you should know the creator of Instagram and the reason why this application originally existed. Kevin Systrom is the person who created Instagram. He did it first because he liked photography. He wants to share his photos with people all over the world. Many people in the world began to use Kevin for such reasons. But people began to use specific reasons for other things.

Now, even if it is not your own lifestyle, you should also publish your own lifestyle on Instagram. People often show their “false” lifestyle in order to gain popularity and followers. People think that the more interested your account is, the more popular it will be. One of the actions people take to get fans is to show their luxurious life and disguise their own life through photos shared on Instagram. In addition, they will buy followers. Just to “confuse the real with the false”, they will pay someone to increase their expenses with a small amount of money. They are willing to sacrifice their money for fame.

This kind of behavior will have a significant impact on the young generation “(References) On social media, body contrast is a real concern. Someone said:”(References) On the media platform, we literally understand. In addition, taking selfies with filters and editing programs has become a new standard. “(References) Compared with unrealistic standards, you will be afraid of inferiority, self doubt, bad body image and failure. Both men and women find it difficult to keep up “(References) It’s a lot of pressure to improve your self portrait posture and keep in shape. Lopasinski agreed”(References) Teenagers spend a lot of time facing these wrong images and expectations.

Young people don’t want to quit social media, but there are reasonable ways. Lopacinski and other health experts believe that if someone spends too much time on social networking sites, large-scale alerts and digital change video alerts will appear.

Teenagers should take preventive measures to protect themselves when they are stressed or use social media to increase anxiety and depression.

The first suggestion of health experts is to pay attention to the social impact of mass media. “(References) “Raise my shoulder”(References) Points to consider”(References) “The chin can be clenched”(References)”(References) When I surf the Internet, am I really happy, happy or happy?(References)”(References) “How do you understand what I’m thinking?”(References)”(References) “Did I bring you here?”(References)”(References) “Will it make you feel better?”(References)”(References) “How can this help?”(References)”(References) Do you think this is a reasonable use of my time? “(References)

In addition, young people can tell when to use Instagram and other social media. For those who don’t want to use social media every day, this is really the best way. We can remind you to use it once in a while. This strategy also applies to other social media networks(such as Snapchat on Saturday and Twitter on Tuesday).

In addition, it can limit the time teenagers spend on social media. For example, they can change their Instagram time to at least 30 minutes a day. This method is the same as the notification method, but the difference is that it limits the number of days the notification method can be used. But for this method, you can limit the time according to the time spent by the media.

Last but not least, teenagers can only log in and check when sending notifications. This strategy can limit your interaction, allow you to approach contacts, and prevent you from inadvertently scrolling. Unconscious scrolling will make you waste time on the same drive, and you can see it through many things on the media.

In short, social media has both advantages and disadvantages, especially Instagram. These things depend on teenagers themselves. Lopacinski added: Teenagers should know exactly how to use social media effectively “(References)”(References) We should plan to use social media to communicate values with communities they trust. “(References) If you or the youth in your community are struggling to cope with the impact of social media, follow these suggestions. If you need help with psychological problems such as anxiety or depression, please communicate with them as soon as possible.

Rusally, Raventi, Nurnachi