Social media platforms, which have an important place in the lives of billions of people around the world, are becoming more common day by day. These channels, where we spend most of our day, not only facilitate the exchange of information, but also allow people who are not physically together to communicate constantly.
However, as we all know, these platforms have too many negative aspects to ignore. Some accounts on these platforms, described as ‘toxic’ or ‘troll’, cause many people to be badly influenced by social media. The ‘Most Toxic Practices’ research by a platform called SimpleTexting also reveals important data on this issue.
Twitter was selected as the platform with the most troll account problems
According to the research published in the past months, Twitter is at the forefront of these applications. According to the study, 38.1% of the participants stated that the most trolls were found on Twitter and ensured the platform to be at the top. In addition, 26.9% of the participants stated that Facebook and 14.8% said that Reddit had this problem. Facebook and Reddit were followed by TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.
In addition, the research revealed that 6 out of 10 people are afraid of sharing content about certain topics on social media because they are afraid of receiving negative comments. In addition, the published data drew attention to the fact that 90% of the participants were faced with racist posts on their networks, and 86% with negative content related to sexual orientation and gender.
In addition, a study published on GlobalData this week revealed that Twitter, apart from troll accounts, has been struggling with the spam problem, which has recently been on the agenda with Elon Musk’s statements. According to data obtained with a mathematical model, more than 10% of active accounts on the giant platform share spam content. The fact that this rate was more than 5% shared by Twitter drew great attention. However, it is emphasized by the researchers that this rate is an estimate and not an absolute certainty.
Social media harms mental health
In addition, the effects of social media on how people see themselves and mental health were also included in SimpleTexting’s research. According to the answers, Instagram took the first place as the most harmful platform in this regard. Instagram was followed by applications such as Facebook, TikTok and Twitter. While 53% of the participants stated that negative comments on social media harm their mental health, 46% admitted that they interacted negatively with someone else.
In short, the research showed once again that these platforms where we spend our hours can have serious effects on users, revealing that social media distances us from each other rather than bringing us together.
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