Mental Health Statistics
What are three emotions caused by social media overuse?
Answers may vary, example: increased risk of depression, anxiety, and loneliness
What percent of college students use their phones in class?
97%
What is one way to reduce time online?
Answers may vary, example: Turning off notifications
What company was made a year after Myspace?
Privacy
Basically every website
What does FOMO stand for?
Fear Of Missing Out
What did Daniel Hovermann say?
If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product.
What is one way to change your focus?
Answers may vary, example: Thinking about your motivation to go on social media when you go on it
What year was Tiktok made in?
2017
Misinformation
What does FOMO impact?
Self esteem, anxiety, fuels more social media use
What are the four things I talked about?
Misinformation, Deplatforming, Extremist groups, and Privacy
What is one way to spend more time with offline friends?
Who made Instagram?
Kevin Systrom
Deplatforming
Answers may vary, example: Donald Trump removed from Twitter
What is the cycle of social media
Boredom, Increase, Mood, More (I’m not going to type it all out)
What percent of college students used social media in class?
70%
What should you do if you don’t have anyone to talk to?
Build a relationship with acquaintances
What year was the first social media platform made in and what is it called?
1973, Talkomatic
Extremist groups
Answers may vary, example: ISIS