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Innledning
The internet has become so ubiquitous that it has become streamlined and oversimplified that a handful of apps nearly monopolizes people’s time these days.

These apps are known as social media. As mentioned in the documentary: “the social dilemma.” However, what is social media actually?

The term social media refers to online communities and networks where individuals may produce, share, or exchange information and ideas.

According to the BBC in the citizens’ book, 40% of the world’s population use social media, spending an average of two hours on it daily. This surely must influence how we conceive society and human lives.

Utdrag
Social media determines how we view others. Whereas this is an ability conventional media does not have. This is because social media has created an outlet for expression and freedom of speech.

Given the ability to generate, publish, and exchange ideas and data on social media. In addition, social media is an effective communication tool.

What we share on social media has an impact on how people see us. Often our social media is not an accurate representation of who we are.

For instance, we only show the good aspects of our lives and post our best pictures. Why would you ever show the hard parts of life?

Despite this, social media always seems like a perfect world, but it is not. As a result, the only acceptable pictures, you can post are flawless ones and a lot of them are fake, Photoshop is so ever-present on social media.

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There has never been a point in human history when information and news have been as easily available as it is today, this is due to social media and the internet.

Subsequently, new concerns have arisen. News is information regarding current affairs. Due to the reachability and accessibility of social media, we have seen the rise of fake media.

This is because it is so simple to create and disseminate on social media. Fake news is frequently generated to sway public opinion or further political goals and leaders. The consequences of fake news are detrimental.

This is because media shapes the way we view the world. The narrative we are told in the media has the potential to create and continue prejudiced beliefs.