![]() ![]() On the other hand, other fraudsters employ different strategies to this same aim. At a point, the recipient of the message will be asked to pay some money to a given bank account to verify the transfer. To make it real, she goes further to send her picture. Respondent to the research notes the case of a lady on facebook who sends post that she is the daughter of a famous personnel who died leave a wealth of riches and needs help to get the money from the bank and get her out of the refugee camp she claims to be in. This is mostly common on Facebook of recent. The social network has provided money eager youths with the opportunity of becoming fraudsters, carrying out fraudulent activities. Moreover, the abuse of the social media by youths especially student of universities is fast becoming a global issue and is taking another dimension as we match into another decade. ![]() It is observed that students devote more attention to social media than they do to their studies” Ndaku, A. There is a deviation, distraction and divided attention between social networking activities and their academic work. “Since the advent of social media sites in the 1990s, it is assumed in some quarters that the academic performance of students is facing a lot of neglect and challenges. Some students have become so addicted to the internet that they cannot go for two-three hours without checking and updating their profiles on these social networks even in classes, at the detriment of other activities such as educational and career pursuit (Olowu, A. In fact, most undergraduates spend more time on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks through smart phones that are now in abundance among these youths. Idakwo (2011) posit that school work and social interaction have been affected at the advent of these social media. This has influenced to a great extent what and who they connect with, what they look at, and the measures of their decision making process. They have given the social networking media the indescribable power over their sense of decision and focus. (2012) believes that the social network has stimulated the release of one’s innermost thought, values, or desire, a concept he terms: “Digital Technology Masturbation Syndrome (DTMS)”.įurthermore, it is clear that most of our youths, especially undergraduate students have lost their control over social media usage and begun having problems with their functionality in social, vocational and personal circles as the internet has taken over total control of their lives. ![]() Nevertheless, the emergence of the social networking media has change the order of social value. So, they had their negative influence concealed to them either suppressed or retained in the subconscious. But, they had no platform to share or pour out such into the social context of society. ![]() (2012) before the introduction of the digital social media in Nigeria, so many people had negative thoughts about others: government or individuals and held various negative values and desires. Society at the invent of the social network is changing from what it used to be, to what nobody can account for other than the negative effect of the social network these negative effects of the social media has robbed society of its social values and norms. NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS (OR MEDIA)Ĭoncurringly, the effect of social network from the pessimistic stand point is increasing dramatically. They suggest the following as the two attitudes to consider the effect of the social media from, the pessimistic (negative) attitude and the Optimistic/ Utopian (positive) attitude. in 2010 explains that any debate arising that the effects of the social network (or media) should be handled from two angle of view and considered from two main attitudes so as to harness the effects objectively. However, technology like two sides of a coin, bring with it both the negative and positive sides. This is a clear picture of the level of participation on the social network. That is why it will be of little or no wonder to see number of youths wake up and the first port of call is to update a “good morning” message on facebook or any other social network that appeals to their sense of value. Nigerian youth alongside their counterpart around the global are fast making the social media become part of their daily activities. The effect of Social Networks like facebook, twitter, MySpace, etc is hard to ignore. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA ![]()
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