Effects of the Internet on Youths: Negative Impact on Social, Mental and Academic Development

Introduction to Academic Communication 2; Effects of the Internet on Youths 1
INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION 2; EFFECTS OF THE INTERNET
ON YOUTHS
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Introduction
The introduction of computers has come up with several issues; both positive and negative in the
society. Computer technology is currently being linked to as a capricious to the antagonism of
social performances, predominantly on the discussion that computers are replacing typical social
exercise. Aligned with social identity issue is described as an unpleasant exceptionality between
the conduct and the overarching social standards (Sezer & İşgör, 2017, p. 362). In most cases,
youths always use the Internet to socialize; however, they can create a social discomfort issue or
an internet routine. The use of internet has become common and regular among the youths, and
most of them have become addicted. Currently, the young people have given the internet priority
over many important things, for instance, most young people prefer being on the internet rather
than playing to gain physical fitness as well as investing in creative acts. Instead, they will flock
Cyber Cafes as they use both home computers and smartphones to browse the internet. In this
case, such excessive application or too much use of the internet can put the lives of these young
men into danger if not controlled as far as social development is concerned (Kim et al.,2017, p.
8). Regarding talent exploits, some may end up ruining their talent because they take too much
time on the computer than they choose to perfect their skills in the field. Similarly, the adolescent
who makes too much of their time on the Internet without parental control are probably creating
a poor a study capabilities, and lack of the abilities to emphasize on their needs as youths.
Argument 01
Everything good must always have both negative and positive effects in the life of human beings,
the same applies to the Internet. The uncontrolled use of it can negatively impact both physical
and mental social stability of a young man. Fr this reason, its use must be checked and regulated

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to help our young men. Not all the contents that come from the is terrible; however, the
excessive use always hinders an individual’s concentration on other vital issues such as
classwork. For this reason, schools have adopted policies that curb the use of the internet while
learning. The schools have entirely indicated that there is no use or access of social media such
as Facebook, Twitter, among much more. Social media has become an outstanding issue, and the
students have lost concentration in class, their mind is all over the activities that go around the
social world, they think of the uploaded pictures and comments. For this reason, teachers have
had rough and challenging times in dealing with situations related to the use of social media.
Students’ performance has gone down. At home, students cannot concentrate on homework;
instead, they will go through the social media and look at what others are saying. The sleeping
tendency has been wholly interfered with, and they sleep late thus creating an adverse effect on
the health. They have little time to relax and rest, in fact, some take less than four to 5 hours only
to sleep.
Similarly, the innovation of internet has also helped a lot by making some task more
comfortable, for instance, I healthcare system, it is used as major support that patients use it to
seeking for services. Other uses include such as a system for diabetes, versatile apps, for
instance, M-healthcare for daily observation and self-management of diabetes. Another thing that
has cropped up is the issue of cyberbullying. Young men are fond of being vocal on social
media, more than they are active in real life, they have the guts and courage to say anything they
want in society regardless of the consequences. They abuse, insult, and type words that are not
right against different people behind the screens without thinking of the outcome or effects of
what they write. Cyberbullying has a social, mental and academic impact.