Positive impacts of social media are that kids are able to establish relationships with others online without going outside the house. They are able to explore other places in the comforts of their own home. It can be a place where they can find others whom they have something in common with. The negative impact is that they become more introverted as they spend more time on the net rather than with real people. They can fall prey to people of dubious character who use false identities online. Then there is cyber-bullying where many teen-agers have been traumatized. We live in a democratic society but we must careful and responsible for the things we do online and in the real world.
