The Effect of Social Media

In today's world, we are all aware of the impact social media has on our everyday lives. Social media is much more than your cellphone or latest laptop. Before technology became the center of our lives; there were items like newspapers, radio stations, and television. These items were solely created to get important information to the American people. We need social media for communication, education, as well as entertainment. But has social media done more harm than good?

You're average American probably wakes up in the morning and checks their local television station. Personally, I wake up in the morning and check my phone for any missed calls, texts, or important alerts that may benefit me throughout the day. As of now I have an Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and Facebook account. Using these platforms gives me access to the world at my fingertips. I love knowing that people have the ability to show their support just by giving a like or retweet. "Going viral" just goes to show that whatever that post was about, was something that you need to pay attention to. 

The leader of the free world does not hesitate to use his cellphone to tweet out what he believes is "false news." Mr. Trump blames Global-warming on the Chinese. From his personal twitter account he tweets "The concept of Global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S manufacturing non-competitive." How does one correlate to the other? I will never know. All I know is that there was a category 5 hurricane that hit Houston and dropped 24 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. The media plays a big role in showing how Mr. Trump is incompetent for this job. I personally believes he just wants to be the face of America, without actually doing the work. His ignorance shows as news channels continue to d segments on his responses to social issues. 

If you have been keeping up with the news, then I'm sure you're aware that your president is trying to repeal DACA. DACA is an acronym for Deffered Action for Childhood Arrival. This program gives young undocumented immigrants protection from deportation as well as a work permit. Donald trump has used his twitter account to bash the Spanish community many times. Protesters took to the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City to show their disapproval of the repeal. Among these protesters were families who benefited from this program. Families can be ripped apart and over 800,000 people can be deported. People who pay taxes, people who started lives here, people who have business', and families could potentially lose it all just because they're an immigrant. These protesters knew that they had to use social media to get their point across. Lets hope it was enough.

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