Tena Koutou
Ko Kimberly toku ingoa
Ko Hulena toku whanau
Ko Maungawharau te kura
Ko Hulena toku whanau
Ko Maungawharau te kura
Technology has come a long way in this world of ours, so far that you could say that it’s running the world, manipulating and brainwashing us. Whenever I think of technology, theres phones and computers and I straight away think ‘Social Media’. I’m here today to tell you why kids and teenagers should not have access to social media.
When you post anything online, there will always be people who would post mean comments. There are also people who take it to the next level like spreading rumors about you online that aren’t true, in the name of cyberbullying. In New Zealand, three in five women in their late teens have been victims of online bullies. If they feel like there's no hope or no help, it could lead someone committing suicide. There have been many cases of children committing suicide because of cyberbullying, all enabled by social media sites.
You don’t have to look far to see things that aren’t aimed at kids in terms of inappropriate content. This means that it would have an impact on kids as it takes away their innocence and changes the way they see things. 22% of teenager girls say they post nude or semi-nude photos or videos of themselves online for everyone to examine it.
After school, you decide to check up on your blog or instagram and then when you least expect it, a screen pops up and says that someone else is on it … you are probably being hacked. Hackers have access to everything from your history to drafts. They can find dark secrets about you that you don’t want anyone to know to knowing where you live or where you go to school. Hackers can post anything under your name like nudes and secrets without anyone knowing it’s not you posting on social media at that time.
Social media is addictive; Spending hours browsing, sitting down for hours while the sun is calling you to come out and play. If you continually doing that, it makes you unproductive and you would always have an excuse just to stayed glued to the phone or computer. It’s more productive if you go outside and let you wild side out. Try out new things like skateboarding or tennis or learn about history in a museum.
So next time you press install to upload that new popular social media app, just think of the consequences. This is why kids and teenagers should not have social media because how it affects your physical, mental and social well-being.
No reira, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa
For the speeches, it had to be around healthy bodys, strong mindes. Mine is about why kids should not have social media. Here is my speech!
