2 arguments against my position are:

·      Social media can lead to low self esteem and depression and even bullying from peers.

·      There are a lot of negative and triggering images and content online that children and teens are exposed to.

Facts:
–With the increase of social media users posting selfies, young people are increasingly judging their appearance and popularity based on how many people "like" their pictures online (Mingoia).
–The availability of tools used to promise privacy to teens using social media leads teens to overshare, which then backfires because nothing on the Internet is truly private (Honmayoun).
–Teens are in danger when it comes to recognizing legitimate sites and spotting false information and scams (Wee).


Sources against my position:

Honmayoun, Ana. "The Secret Social Media Lives of Teenagers." The New York Times, 7 June 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/well/family/the-secret-social-media-lives-of-teenagers.html. Accessed 24 Feb. 2019.

Mingoia, John, et al. The Relationship Between Posting and Photo Manipulation Activities on Social Networking Sites and Internalization of a Tanned Ideal Among Australian Adolescents and Young Adults. University of South Australia, 9 Jan. 2019. SAGE Journals Online, journals-sagepub-com.libproxy.adelphi.edu/doi/full/10.1177/2056305118820419. Accessed 3 Mar. 2019.

Wee, Valerie. "Youth Audiences and the Media in the Digital Era: The Intensification of Multimedia Engagement and Interaction." Cinema Journal, vol. 57, no. 1, Fall 2017. Literature Resources from Gale, go.galegroup.com.libproxy.adelphi.edu/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T001&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=2&docId=GALE%7CA511671447&docType=Essay&sort=RELEVANCE&contentSegment=&prodId=LitRC&contentSet=GALE%7CA511671447&searchId=R3&userGroupName=gard57558&inPS=true. Accessed 24 Feb. 2019.