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Facebook is working on a 'dislike' button, Mark Zuckerberg says

Facebook's 'like' button - which enables the social network's 1.5bn monthly users to approve a post - has become one of its signature features

This article is about Facebook creating a new 'dislike' button after its 1.5bn users have been asking for it for years. It is for the users to express empathy towards others in situations where the 'like' button is not suitable to use.

' Facebook's 1.5bn users will soon be able to vent their anger in a new way after the social network revealed it is working on a "dislike" button.'

' “People have asked about the dislike button for many years,” the 31-year-old billionaire said. “We’ve finally heard you and we’re working on this and we will deliver something that meets the needs of the larger community. '

' "Not every moment is a good moment and if you're sharing something sad... then it may not feel comfortable to like that post, but your friends and people want to express that they understand and that they relate to you, so I think it's important to give people more options than 'like' as a quick way to emote and share what they're feeling on a post.'

' Facebook's "like" button - which enables its 1.49bn monthly active users to approve a post by someone else - has become one of the website's signature features.'

' "Some people have asked for a dislike button because they want to say, 'That thing isn't good.' That's not something that we think is good for the world.'

I believe that the dislike button is not really necessary as most users of facebook, especially the younger ones will use it as a form of bullying or to put people down which goes against the whole point of it being created. facebook is not as popular as it once was and therefore the idea of making the dislike button may not be seen as a very exciting thing anymore. however i like the reason that they have thought about using the dislike button for, to show and express empathy.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/16/social-media-mental-health-teenagers-government-pshe-lessons

Social media is harming the mental health of teenagers. The state has to act.

This article is about how social media is harming the mental health of teenagers, and in particular how it is affecting young girls.

'A new study has found that teenagers who engage with social media during the night could be damaging their sleep and increasing their risk of anxiety and depression.'

'Research has shown that teenagers need 9.5 hours of sleep each night but on average only get 7.5 hours. A lack of sleep can make teenagers tired, irritable, depressed and more likely to catch colds, flu and gastroenteritis.'

'These days, I am always tired at school.'

'A separate study by the National Citizen Service found that, rather than talking to their parents, girls seek comfort on social media when they are worried. The survey also suggests that girls are likely to experience stress more often than boys – an average of twice a week.'

'It’s becoming more and more obvious how the pressures of social media disproportionately affect teenage girls. Pressure to be perfect. To look perfect, act perfect, have the perfect body, have the perfect group of friends, the perfect amount of likes on Instagram. Perfect, perfect, perfect. And if you don’t meet these ridiculously high standards, then the self-loathing and bullying begins.'

'What is really worrying is that time and time again, these studies pop up and demonstrate that the mental health of teenagers, especially teenage girls, is on the line.'

i believe that there is a lot of pressure of teenagers to excel in all aspects of their lifes in order to feel acceptance by their peers. i agree with this article that teens' mental health is being ruined by social media and this also has an impact on their school work which is not good.

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Thursday 17 September 2015

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