Social media spread Fake News and contribute to social issues such as a lower self-esteem among its young population of users. Why?

Freedom of expression is a right everyone should have and exercise. It’s especially true as it is a bedrock of American democracy, as defined in the first amendment of the constitution. The spread of internet certainly comes with a lot of benefits such as unlimited access to information and unparalleled communication options (when it’s not censored). The mix of the two has given birth to a monster called social media. Social media is just a hype terminology to describe a content sharing platform with free access. Because it’s “free” to use, their success is humongous and they count billions of users around the world.

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