TOPIC: ‘SOCIAL MEDIA ETIQUETTES FOR COLLEGE GOERS’
Date: 21st September, 2021
Speaker: Dr. Parth Vaishnav, an expert psychiatrist and a deaddiction expert
Highlights: Dr. Parth Vaishnav suggested the basic points to be kept in mind while creating a profile on social media. Talking about darker side of social media he said, “Social media has created jealousy over illusions. We are envious of things, relationships and lifestyles that simply don’t exist. The biggest illness it can spread is rumours.” He discussed various dangers arising from addiction to social media. He explained the importance of proper usage of artificial intelligence. Talking about sharing and posting, he explained that it is very essential for us to understand what to share and why to share on social media platforms. He explained the importance of cyber security and warned that social media accidents can cause mental health problems like anticipatory anxiety, depression, self-harm, addiction, relationship stressors, hypochondriasis, insomnia etc. He also described the effects of Cyber Trolling, social media trolling, cyber bullying.
