As I strolled down my timeline to view what is going on in the lives of my fellow friends and family, I saw and read things that I wish I wouldn’t have ever seen before. Saying this, teenagers these days do not know how to use social media sites properly. Sites like Facebook are used to socialize and to keep up with your friends and family, but the way teenagers use Facebook today is unacceptable.
Primarily, teenagers do not use Facebook properly mainly because of the pictures they have upload on it. For example, teen girls will upload pictures of themselves being half naked, breast out, and butt showing or even wearing tremendously tight clothes just to get likes. This shows how young and dumb a teenage girl can be. Don't these girls understand that when they upload a picture to a site like this; any and everybody can view it? This is where maturity stands out. Maybe if they realize that they don’t have to show their goodies to get likes, but simply give a nice smile and pose then it can go a lot further than exposing your body to the world.
Furthermore, teenagers use Facebook for the wrong reasons. I noticed that for some of my teen friends that I have added do not even update their status for whats going on in their life but for negativity such as gang activities. They would constantly represent their gang in their statuses while some may call it "dissing" the others. They also would upload pictures throwing up their gang signs. This an ultimate problem and shows how teens do not use the social media websites ethically and properly.
In all, teens use social media websites such as Facebook incorrectly and are constantly practicing these bad habits every day. Not all teenagers use Facebook wrong but some that I have seen has really gotten to me. Their activities on these sites and inappropiate pitures should be seen and be given parental control over their page. Maybe then their negative statuses and photos may decrease.
