In this modern era, social platforms such as TikTok and Facebook are used by teenagers. Moreover, they are very energized to use those platforms. However, social media has caused some issues among teenagers. A few people want to stop people who have not reached sixteen years old from using social platforms, especially TikTok and Facebook. I believe this is a good step for some reason.
To begin with, TikTok and Facebook can affect children’s scores at school. Although it is true that they need time to refresh their mind from their daily activities such as assignments and exams, they will spend their time more on scrolling on those platforms. As a result, they will neither do the task which is given from the teacher at school nor prepare for the upcoming exam which can make them get a lower score. The data in Australia shows that 45 percent of children got low scores because they waste their time by playing TikTok and Facebook too often.
In addition, TikTok and Facebook could affect youngsters’ attitude because there are some contents which are not suitable for youngsters. Even Though there are also contents which give education for them, TikTok and Facebook mostly provide the users with content about random things such as games and entertainment. In some cases the entertainment that is available contains some toxic words which is a worse thing for youngsters to hear. For example, in TikTok there are some short videos that are made to roast a group of people by using foul language.
In conclusion, it is better for people below 16 years old to not use social networks just like TikTok and Facebook.
