"Social media facilitates the creation and sharing of information and ideas online, through electronic devices like smart phones, laptops, personal computers, or tablets. Today, an estimated 2.8 billion people around the world use social media networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, or Instagram to engage with friends, family members, and even strangers. Yet, the growing role of social media in everyday life has raised challenging questions about privacy, advertising, and the effect on young people that are addressed in this book"--Provided by the publisher.
General Note
Includes glossary.
Content Note
Overview of social media and privacy -- Does social media benefit adolescents? -- Do targeted advertisements benefit Internet users? -- Does social media use detract from social skills and mental health? -- Does social media reveal too much?