List of social ills blamed on Facebook
March 26th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 26 (ANI): Social networking site Facebook has been blamed for many social ills, the latest allegation being: it has led to a resurgence of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis.Now, Telegraph has come up with a list of problems the site has been linked to:
1. Facebook leads ‘children to suicide’
Archbishop Vincent Nichols from the Catholic Church in England and Wales, claimed that Facebook reduced friendship to just a “commodity”. Because of the “transient nature” of it, teenagers become more prone to suicide when their networks collapse.
2. Facebook ‘killing off traditional sayings’
The site has been blamed for the slow death of British sayings such as “a little birdie told me” and “hold your horses”. In a survey on communication trend researchers found phrases commonly used by parents and grandparents were disappearing.
3. Facebook blamed for ‘rickets surge’
Facebook has been linked to the rise in the number of children suffering from rickets. Researchers wrote in the British Medical Journal that the social networking site, and computer games had led to the disease, caused by chronic vitamin D deficiencies. It occurs because of sitting for long periods out of natural sunlight and a poor diet.
4. Facebook ‘turning Britons into introverts’
A study from Mintel, the market research company, found more than half of adults who use sites such as Facebook admitted they spent more time chatting online than they did actually speaking to friends and family.
5. Facebook ‘makes partners jealous’
University of Guelph researchers found Facebook use led to increased jealousy in relationships, amid greater social exchanges with friends and previous partners. Lovers often get suspicious when their partners get hooked to the site.
6. More middle-aged people ‘learning to love’ Facebook
Ofcom, the communications regulator, found more middle-aged people are logging on to social networking sites such as Facebook in ever larger numbers. The number of 35 to 54-year-olds, using social networking sites, have increased by 25 per cent in just one year.
6. Facebook makes users ‘feel unattractive’
Some Facebook users avoid uploading photos because they think they are too fat, old or ugly. A survey found almost one in two people admitted to leaving out pictures from their “fat days” when uploading pictures to their online profile. (ANI)
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