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[[File:Godsbook.jpg|right|200px]]'''Social media''' is a euphemistic term for the [[gossip]]y and busybody websites and applications that have developed allow users to make money off of underachievers who waste time there. Characteristics of share information and communicate with other users in a "social " setting. They typically offer both a public forum for speech, where users can publish their thoughts, ideas, concerns, etc. as well as a private messaging mechanism enabling private conversations between two or more individuals. Most support media include:sharing as well, in the form of images and videos.
==Characteristics of Users==Unfortunately, many users become addicted to such sites. 2010 statistics for [[Facebook]] show users spend more than 928 million hours per month playing online games.<ref>[http://socialtimes.com/facebook-gamers-hours-per-month_b24156 Facebook Gamers Play 927 Million Hours of Games Per Month [Infographic], Social Times, October 18, 2010]</ref> This addictive behavior results in: *depression [<ref>http://www.mobiledia.com/news/85472.html]*lack of educational content</ref>*lower academic and job-related achievement by those who spend time there*dominance by misleading [[liberal]] belief systems{{fact}}
*interference with the development of good, lasting relationships
*displacement of healthy social gatherings<ref>http://www.thescavenger.net/media-a-technology/social-networking-is-killing-our-social-lives-811.html</ref>*evidence from social media is used in a rising number increased likelihood of divorce cases<ref>[http://www.aaml.org/about-the-academy/press/press-releases/e-discovery/big-surge-social-networking-evidence-says-survey- AAML press release] </ref>*feeble-minds are drawn to voyeurism and stalking*2010 statistics for Facebook show users spend more than 928 million hours per month playing online games <ref>[http://socialtimes.com/facebook-gamers-hours-per-month_b24156 Facebook Gamers Play 927 Million Hours of Games Per Month [Infographic], Social Times, October 18, 2010]</ref> *The 'Trends' section of Twitter displays vulgar keywords on occasion.*A million children exposed higher exposure to [[cyberbullying]] and other online threats. <ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2011-05-10-a-million-children-being-bullied-on-facebook 'A million children being bullied on Facebook', Mail&Guardian Online, May 10, 2011]</ref>
Politicians who embrace [[Facebook]] seem to enjoy a short-term boost in popularity followed by a long-term decline in credibility.<ref>[[Barack Obama]] and [[Sarah Palin]] are two examples of this.</ref>
== Various Social Media Sites==* [[Facebook]]* [[Twitter]]* [[LinkedIn]]* Discord* [[MySpace]]* [[YouTube]]* [[Instagram]]* Pinterest* [[Reddit]]* Blogger (please addformerly BlogSpot)* [[World eSquare]]<ref>[http://www.900010000.com World eSquare]</ref>* [[Gab (website)|Gab]]* [[Parlor]]* [[Google Plus]] (defunct)
== See also ==
* [[Google]]
* [[Yahoo]] and [[My Yahoo]]
* [[Edward J. Snowden]]
* [[Unalienable rights]] of the [[Bill of Rights]]: [[First Amendment]], [[Fourth Amendment]], [[Fifth Amendment]]
* [[Right to Privacy]] and [[Common law privacy rights]]
* [[Social media and social ostracism of atheists]]
* [[Donald Trump and social media]]
==References==
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* [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700139450/Priest-cautions-flock-against-allowing-children-on-Facebook.html Priest cautions flock against allowing children on Facebook]
* [https://dailycaller.com/2011/07/13/ask-matt-labash-the-social-media-scourge-embracing-the-new-dumbness-and-keeping-america-mediocre/ Ask Matt Labash: The social media scourge, embracing the new dumbness, and keeping America mediocre]
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