Md Jahedul Islam
We need to be more responsible in our use of social media. Because social media has captured our lives today. Social media has become an integral part of modern society. Which is especially true for the young generation of Bangladesh as well as the world today. There are more than 30 million Internet users in the country. Among them, online platforms such as Facebook, IMO, Messenger, Instagram, TikTok etc. are incredibly popular among the younger generation. This online platform of social media is a billion dollar tech industry. Online platforms are digital infrastructures that enable users to communicate, exchange information, make purchases, or manage various services over the Internet. The main purpose of these online platforms is to do business, every year more people than before use their services. They come up with new features to retain and attract people. The more time we spend on their platform, the more they profit. As these new technologies have saved us a lot of time, they have also come up with various ways to waste time. Social media is one of the biggest ways to influence the lives of the younger generation. For today’s young generation, social media is a place where they can share their thoughts, ideas and creations with many. It is also a platform where they can showcase their talents and skills. Currently, social media is playing an important role in making the young society more profitable. In this era of globalization, the concept of ‘online business’ is closely related to the young generation. In the continuation of this online business, youngYoung women are now able to turn the dark chapter of their unemployment life into bright work. In this case they are using social media to promote the quality of their own products to the masses at home. Basically, the young generation is now able to use their free time productively due to the positive use of social media. Along with the benefits of social media, it is important to recognize that social media is also having a negative impact on the younger generation. Nowadays we give more importance to this imaginary world of social media than the real world. Social media has both positive and negative aspects. We have been using these online platforms continuously for years. We users are constantly sharing our thoughts through these social media. The negative use of social media is seriously affecting people’s social life as well as mental health. Through the negative use of social media, it is possible to spread various types of rumors, including creating fake images with disorder, AI and various technologies. And because of this, people die due to social and emotional collapse. Again, violence is created from commenting on these online platforms. Various online portals are attracting people through fake news and clickbait and unknowingly creating rumours, mobs and chaos. There is also the problem of cyberbullying, which is driving young people in particular into the world of crime. A huge part of social media is young society. They are indulging in obscene and immoral activities to make themselves popular. Just look around and you will see numerous events that have been created from social media. Nowadays, the spread of obscenity seems to be increasing in various social media including Instagram, TikTok. As a result, young children quickly become addicted to these activities, which in turn threatens their future. Day by day we are rushing towards a generation of darkness with depression, anger, misdeeds. obviously,Social media is disconnecting the youth from the real society and attracting them to the activities of the virtual society. Despite all these concerns, it is clear that positive change is possible in the world if we are able to create a positive and interdependent strong bond between people through social media by creating self-expression, creativity, self-improvement. In this regard, social media will be considered a powerful tool for the young generation worldwide. On the other hand we all need to use social media responsibly along with the young generation. We also need to be more aware of the potential negative effects of social media on our mental health and well-being. It basically means setting limits for us on social media usage. We must always ensure that social media usage limits are not violated. Also, if we are harassed online, we should develop the habit of seeking immediate legal help. At the same time it should be remembered that we do not condone wrongdoing in any way and are not influenced by others to do bad things. after all,We also need to be more aware and careful about the information we share on social media.
Importance of Responsive Use of Social Media
